Lipson Vale Primary School
Community school in Plymouth, Plymouth.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 393 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 24.90% |
| Local authority | Plymouth |
| Address | Bernice Terrace, Lipson, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7HW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.lvps.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01752224801 |
| URN | 113298 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 12 May 2026, published 24 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 February 2022, published 7 April 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Salisbury Road Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Laira Green Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- High View School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Prince Rock Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Mount Street Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Hyde Park Infants' School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Compton CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.