Ernesettle Community School

Ernesettle Community School is performing exceptionally well, having achieved an outstanding rating in all domains during its first inspection. The leadership team, staff, and governors maintain high expectations for all pupils, ensuring that they are well-equipped to excel academically and socially. The school is highly regarded by parents and pupils alike, with a strong sense of pride and community engagement evident. Notably, pupils actively contribute to the local community, providing support to vulnerable groups, which reflects the school's commitment to personal development and citizenship.

Strengths

• Exceptional progress made by all pupils regardless of starting points.
• Strong focus on reading and effective early intervention support.
• Exemplary behaviour and attitudes towards learning among pupils.
• High levels of parental satisfaction and positive community involvement.
• Staff morale is very high, with many holding leadership roles.
• Special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils achieve exceptionally well.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ernesettle Community School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Ernesettle Community School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ernesettle Community School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.4% of pupils at Ernesettle Community School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ernesettle Community School received £7,161 and spent £7,080 for each of its 534 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £955,000 (£1,791 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of The Inspire Multi Academy Trust (South West), income was £7,053 and spending £6,920 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Ernesettle Community School is part of The Inspire Multi Academy Trust (South West), which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Tor Bridge Primary School Plymouth

What is Ernesettle Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ernesettle Community School is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Ernesettle Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ernesettle Community School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Ernesettle Community School have?

Ernesettle Community School has 587 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ernesettle Community School cover?

Ernesettle Community School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Ernesettle Community School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ernesettle Community School?

Ernesettle Community School is at Biggin Hill, Ernesettle, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2RB.