About the School
Courtlands School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–11, located in Plymouth, South West.
Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 101 pupils. Courtlands School is part of TRANSFORMING FUTURES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED.
Ofsted Report Card
Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 13 May 2026
Met
Evaluation areas
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
Previous Ofsted Rating
Subject Areas (previous framework)
Leadership &management
Inadequate
Quality ofeducation
Inadequate
Personaldevelopment
Inadequate
Behaviour &attitudes
Inadequate
Early yearsprovision
Inadequate
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
Pupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 4 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 101
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
- MAT name
- TRANSFORMING FUTURES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2024 | Inadequate | Inadequate | Inadequate | Inadequate | Inadequate |
| 11 Jul 2013 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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