Austin Farm AcademyHigh View School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Plymouth.

Summary of the comparison

Austin Farm Academy and High View School are primary schools in Plymouth.

  • Austin Farm Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and High View School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). High View School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Austin Farm Academy was judged Good and High View School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 46.0% for Austin Farm Academy and 76.0% for High View School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Austin Farm Academy (52.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at High View School (79.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Austin Farm Academy versus High View School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PlymouthAustin Farm AcademyPlymouthHigh View SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100B74/100Stronger figure
Local ranking53rd of 69 in Plymouth 9th of 69 in Plymouth Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll117 347
Capacity210 315
LocationPlymouth, PL6 5XQ Plymouth, PL3 6JQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard46.0% 76.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census117 347
Free school meals (ever 6)58.1% 36.9%
English as an additional language11.1% 4.3%
SEN support33.3% 19.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence5.6% Stronger figure6.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence20.4% 15.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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