Ernesettle Community School

State-Funded School

ernesettle-community-school-plymouth-south-west

South WestRegion

PlymouthLocal Authority

Plymouth Moor ViewConstituency

PL5 2RBPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ernesettle Community School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Plymouth, South West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 587 pupils. Ernesettle Community School is part of The Inspire Multi Academy Trust (South West).

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 81%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

587

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 587
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Inspire Multi Academy Trust (South West)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 8 January 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Dec 2019	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

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.