Keyham Barton Catholic Primary SchoolFord Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School and Ford Primary School are primary schools in Plymouth.

  • Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ford Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Ford Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 61.0% for Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School and 66.0% for Ford Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Ford Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School versus Ford Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PlymouthKeyham Barton Catholic Primary SchoolPlymouthFord Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100C55/100
Local ranking43rd of 69 in Plymouth Stronger figure45th of 69 in Plymouth
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll148 192
Capacity210 210
LocationPlymouth, PL2 2DE Plymouth, PL2 1PU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard61.0% 66.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census148 192
Free school meals (ever 6)32.4% 48.6%
English as an additional language18.9% 19.8%
SEN support20.9% 22.4%
SEN with an EHC plan4.0% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% Stronger figure8.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.4% Stronger figure21.2% 15.8%

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.

Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School

Ford Primary School

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