Mount Tamar School, Plymouth

Special
Academy special sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 416

Data last updated 16 Mar 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Mark Ruffett
Pupils:108 / 110 capacity
LA:Plymouth
Phone:01752776848
Address:Row Lane, Higher St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Trust:TRANSFORMING FUTURES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 March 2023

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 8 months ago
-

Overall

Inadequate

Quality of Education

Inadequate

Behaviour & Attitudes

Requires Improvement

Personal Development

Inadequate

Leadership & Management

Inspected 20 January 2026
URN:149391
UKPRN:10091317
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Plymouth Moor View
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Inadequate), Behaviour & attitudes (Inadequate), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Inadequate).

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At a Glance

78.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading8%
Maths0%
Writing0%

2024/25 academic year

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Marine Academy (N-bound)
187m · 3 min walk
Chard Road Surgery (NE-bound)
198m · 3 min walk
Row Lane (SW-bound)
206m · 3 min walk
Wakefield Avenue (SE-bound)
227m · 4 min walk
Plaistow School (N-bound)
231m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

98%

Near capacity

108 pupils

110 capacity

2 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Plymouth

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,920
Projected new pupils:346

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Plymouth

Admissions Demand - Plymouth

Low demand0.85x oversubscription

Places available

3,266

Applications

2,784

Got 1st preference

89.5%

Got preferred school

98.1%

Secondary admissions across Plymouth (2025/26)

Inspection History

20 January 2026
-
Quality of EducationInadequate
Behaviour & AttitudesInadequate
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementInadequate

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

28.59961%

Overall absence

68.51852%

Persistent absence

108

Enrolments

Authorised14.4573%
Unauthorised14.14231%
Persistent (10%+)68.51852%
Severe (50%+)20.37037%

Absence trend

23.19767%
22/23
23.11554%
23/24
28.59961%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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