Mill Ford School

State-Funded School

mill-ford-school-plymouth-south-west

South WestRegion

PlymouthLocal Authority

Plymouth Moor ViewConstituency

PL5 2PYPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Mill Ford School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–19, located in Plymouth, South West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 149 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

149

Total Pupils

70%Boys

30%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 3 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 149
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
22 Jul 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
11 Nov 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.