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Ernesettle Community School

URN
142545
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Ernesettle Community School
URN
142545
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Exceptional

96 / 100

Exceptional

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

95

Admissions Value

100

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

School Compass rankings

Top 5% of primary schools in England

Top 5% nationally

#3 of 57 schools in Plymouth

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

School Compass Parent Report

Your decision briefing for Ernesettle Community School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

Can tell you

  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Ernesettle Community School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework

A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 30 January 2025: Standards maintained. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.

Full inspection published
12 December 2019
Inspection date
19 November 2019
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Outstanding

    Graded 12 December 2019

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 12 December 2019

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 12 December 2019

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 12 December 2019

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 12 December 2019

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 12 December 2019

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Inspection history

Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
30 January 20258 January 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 30 January 2025
12 December 201919 November 2019S5 InspectionOutstandingView report for inspection published 12 December 2019
  • Standards maintained

    Published
    30 January 2025
    Inspected
    8 January 2025
    Type
    -
    Report
    View report
  • Outstanding

    Published
    12 December 2019
    Inspected
    19 November 2019
    Type
    S5 Inspection
    Report
    View report

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

69

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

101

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

69

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.46×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Offer rate

68.3%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 66

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

Where to apply

Use these official links to submit your application. Deadlines and portals are set by your local authority — always confirm the latest dates before you apply.

Local authority
Plymouth
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Plymouth)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.ecs.timat.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Plymouth to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

85.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

83.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

82.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

82.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Writing progress

Not published

Maths progress

Maths progress

Not published

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Location

PL5 2RB - Biggin Hill, Ernesettle, Plymouth, Devon

Contact details

Address
Biggin Hill, Ernesettle, Plymouth, Devon
Postcode
PL5 2RB
Phone
1752201177
Website
www.ecs.timat.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Plymouth
Local authority code
879

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Plymouth.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

107

Closed schools

145

Primary schools

162

Secondary schools

49

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary162 (64.8%)
  • Secondary49 (19.6%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other39 (15.6%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Ernesettle Community School0 mPrimaryClosed
Ernesettle Junior School68 mPrimaryClosed
Ernesettle Infants' School68 mPrimaryClosed
Mill Ford School194 mNot applicableOpen
Knowle Primary School524 mPrimaryOpen
Knowle Primary School524 mPrimaryClosed
St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy808 mPrimaryOpen
St Budeaux Foundation CofE (Aided) Junior School808 mPrimaryClosed
Plaistow Hill Infant and Nursery School895 mPrimaryClosed
Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School895 mPrimaryOpen
  • Ernesettle Community School
    Distance
    0 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Ernesettle Junior School
    Distance
    68 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Ernesettle Infants' School
    Distance
    68 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Mill Ford School
    Distance
    194 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Knowle Primary School
    Distance
    524 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Knowle Primary School
    Distance
    524 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy
    Distance
    808 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Budeaux Foundation CofE (Aided) Junior School
    Distance
    808 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Plaistow Hill Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    895 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    895 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open

Similar schools

Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Plymouth)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Austin Farm AcademyPrimaryPL6 5XQOpen
Austin Farm Primary SchoolPrimaryPL6 5XQClosed
Barne Barton Community SchoolPrimaryPL5 1JHClosed
Beechwood Primary AcademyPrimaryPL6 6DXOpen
Beechwood Primary SchoolPrimaryPL6 6DXClosed
  • Austin Farm Academy
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    PL6 5XQ
    Status
    Open
  • Austin Farm Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    PL6 5XQ
    Status
    Closed
  • Barne Barton Community School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    PL5 1JH
    Status
    Closed
  • Beechwood Primary Academy
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    PL6 6DX
    Status
    Open
  • Beechwood Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    PL6 6DX
    Status
    Closed

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.