Ford Primary School
Primary schoolFord Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 171 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 11 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 66% of pupils at Ford Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Plymouth and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- College Road Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- Keyham Barton Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Drake Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Scott Medical and Healthcare CollegeSecondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional)870 m
- Stoke Damerel Community CollegeSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 38.3 (2025/26, provisional)880 m
- Morice Town Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)960 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Plymouth
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).