Courtlands School
Academy special converter · Mixed · Plymouth
Widey Lane, Plymouth, PL6 5JS
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 05/03/2024
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
92.0%
26.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
101
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
100 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Ruffett
- Address
- Widey Lane, Crownhill, Plymouth, PL6 5JS
- Phone
- 01752776848
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Ward / constituency
- Eggbuckland · Plymouth Moor View
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144009
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 58% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
101 pupils · 100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
10 February 2026
Schools into Special Measures Visit 4 · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 24
05 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate - 19
18 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 110 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.