Oreston Community Academy is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Plymouth for children and young people aged 3 to 11. Its specialist base takes children with special educational needs.
- Ages 3–11
- 331 pupils
- Ofsted: Good
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision
- Pupils
- 331
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Chivers (Headteacher)
- Part of
- Westcountry Schools Trust
- Council
- Plymouth
- School reference (URN)
- 136380
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Plymouth council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Good, May 2023; school remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (January 2020)
Rated Good at its last graded inspection, in May 2023.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (ungraded inspection, January 2020).
Contact and getting there
Oreston Road, Plymouth, PL9 7JY
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Goosewell Primary Academy Mainstream + base · Ages 4–11 · Ofsted: Good 1.1 miles
- ACE Schools Plymouth Alternative provision · Ages 4–19 · Ofsted: Good 1.4 miles
- Chapel Bridge School Independent · Ages 6–19 · Ofsted: Good 2.3 miles
By need in Plymouth: Moderate learning (5) · Autism (4) · Speech and language (4) · Severe learning (4) · Hearing (4) · SEMH (3) · PMLD (3) · Vision (2) · Multi-sensory (2) · Physical (2)
Questions about Oreston Community Academy
How do I get a place in Oreston Community Academy’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What ages does Oreston Community Academy take?
Aged 3 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Oreston Community Academy’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Oreston Community Academy?
Oreston Road, Plymouth, PL9 7JY, in Plymouth.
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