Longcause Community Special School
Longcause, Plympton St Maurice, Plymouth, PL7 1JB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne Hutchinson
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- South West Devon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 117
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- URN
- 113650
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752336881
About this school
Longcause Community Special School is a community special school in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 118 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 6 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 18 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Longcause Community Special School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Plymouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 54.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 126 |
| 2023/24 | 110 |
| 2024/25 | 111 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.65%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.92%
- Persistent absence
- 16.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cann Bridge School3.1 miles
Special schools · Plymouth
-
Courtlands School3.8 miles
Academies · Plymouth
-
University of St Mark & St John3.9 miles
Universities · Plymouth
-
King's School4.0 miles
Independent schools · Plymouth
-
Plymouth College4.1 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Plymouth
- ACE Schools Plymouth Academies
- Brook Green Centre for Learning Special schools
- Cann Bridge School Special schools
- Chapel Bridge School Special schools
- Courtlands School Academies
- Mill Ford School Special schools
- Mount Tamar School Academies
- Woodlands School Special schools
- Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care Nursery
- Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care Nursery
- Austin Farm Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Longcause Community Special School teach?
- Longcause Community Special School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Longcause Community Special School?
- The headteacher of Longcause Community Special School is Mrs Anne Hutchinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Longcause Community Special School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longcause Community Special School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Longcause Community Special School?
- Longcause Community Special School has 118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Longcause Community Special School full?
- Longcause Community Special School has capacity for 117 pupils and 118 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Longcause Community Special School a faith school?
- No. Longcause Community Special School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Longcause Community Special School have?
- The schools register lists Longcause Community Special School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Longcause Community Special School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Longcause Community Special School's absence rate?
- Longcause Community Special School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longcause Community Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longcause Community Special School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.