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Mount Tamar School

Row Lane, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2EF ·

Report card: areas need attention· 2026

At a glance

A state special school for ages 4–16 in Plymouth. Ofsted report card for its predecessor school (January 2026): areas need attention. Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.

Ages: 4–16
Pupils: –
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Plymouth
Academy trust: REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Mark Ruffett
Opened: May 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted report card (renewed framework)

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Inspected 20 Jan 2026Published 25 Mar 2026Inspection of predecessor school

SafeguardingNot met
InclusionUrgent improvement
Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
AchievementUrgent improvement
Attendance and behaviourUrgent improvement
Personal development and well-beingNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 12 pupils

Attainment 8

3.5

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-2.15

2023/24 · CI -2.86 to -1.43

This school

3.5

Plymouth

45.7

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Small year group: with few pupils, results can swing a lot from year to year. Look at several years together.

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 149391), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Catchment area

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Last distance offered

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Pupils

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Pupils

–

Capacity

110

Girls / boys

–

Mixed