Schools near PL16
Lifton, Devon · ranked for your family, with the reasons
1 state primary school within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of PL16, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.
iWhere the middle is
How it is worked outThe middle of PL16 is the average position of the 1 schools and nurseries we hold in it.
- Distances are as the crow flies.
State primary schools near PL16
1 state primary school within 2 miles of the middle of PL16, ranked by what matters to you.
- 65of 100
0.01 miles · every first choice met in 2026 · classes of 20 on average
How it scored 65
- Resultsmatters4.4 of 20 points
Better than 22% of 14,817 state schools in England: 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables
- Ofstedmatters10 of 20 points
Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in May 2025: Some aspects not as strong. There is no grade in it to score. It counts at the middle. Ofsted
- Distancematters20 of 20 points
0.01 miles from the middle of PL16, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register
- Getting inmatters20 of 20 points
In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers
- Attendance and behavioura little0.9 of 10 points
Pupils missed 6.1% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 8.2 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level
- Class sizea little10 of 10 points
Classes average 20.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level
State secondary schools near PL16
1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of PL16, ranked by what matters to you. 1 more was left out by your filters.
- 49of 100
Ofsted: Good (2023) · results: top 34% in England · classes of 25 on average
How it scored 49
- Resultsmatters13.3 of 20 points
Top 34% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of +0.22 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables
- Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points
Ofsted, May 2023: Good. Ofsted
- Distancematters6.1 of 20 points
3.5 miles from the middle of PL16, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register
- Getting inmatters5 of 20 points
In 2026 not every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place: 206 of 209. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers
- Attendance and behavioura little3.3 of 10 points
Pupils missed 7.0% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 38.4 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level
- Class sizea little6.2 of 10 points
Classes average 24.6 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level
How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.
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