Lipson Co-operative Academy

State-Funded School

lipson-co-operative-academy-plymouth-south-west

South WestRegion

PlymouthLocal Authority

Plymouth Sutton and DevonportConstituency

PL4 7PGPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Lipson Co-operative Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, 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 1,131 pupils. Lipson Co-operative Academy is part of The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 9 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.57

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

1,131

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,131
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
13 Oct 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

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.