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Ernesettle Community School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Biggin Hill, Ernesettle, Plymouth PL5 2RB · ecs.timat.co.uk · 01752 201177
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Plymouth 65%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 587
- 62 over 525 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.4%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 71 families put the school first and 73 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 73 | 71 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 69 | 66 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 69 | 64 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 75 | 89 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Plymouth it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134802)
Ofsted
Ernesettle Community School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 19 November 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jan 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (145 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 145
- 26% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 51 parents (35%) with SEND