Secondary
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Bernice Terrace, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7PG
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1131 of 1150 places
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
42%
43.5
10th of 19 by our score, among the secondary schools in Plymouth we can score - 20 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 |
| Entered the EBacc | 10% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% |
| A level average points per entry | 31.24 |
| A level students | 44 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 44% |
| 22/23 | 40% |
| 23/24 | 51% |
| 24/25 | 42% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 36.8 |
| 22/23 | 29.5 |
| 23/24 | 34.4 |
| 24/25 | 31.2 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.12 |
| 22/23 | +0.24 |
| 23/24 | +0.40 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 44.1 |
| 22/23 | 45.4 |
| 23/24 | 47.5 |
| 24/25 | 43.5 |
Bernice Terrace, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7PG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Plymouth admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Tom Goodman
- Address
- Bernice Terrace, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7PG
- Telephone
- 01752671318