School Road, Ermington, Ivybridge, Devon PL21 9NH
10 reasons to choose Ermington Primary School
Top line
Ermington Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Ivybridge and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Ermington Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 27 members of Westcountry Schools Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection.
Average class size
Ermington Primary School has five classes and an average class size of 24 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Ermington Primary School ranks in the top 16% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 15% of schools.
The Ermington Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for art.
Sport at Ermington Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Ermington Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.45pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Ermington Primary School
Plymouth College Preparatory School (10.9 miles); King’s School, Plymouth (11.3 miles); Fletewood School at Derry Villas (11.4 miles).
The Erme Primary School (2.6 miles); Holbeton Primary School (3.3 miles); Yealmpton Primary School (4.4 miles).
Plymouth College (10.9 miles); Sands School (14.1 miles).
Ivybridge Community College (2.8 miles); Coombe Dean School Academy Trust (8 miles); Plymstock School (8.6 miles).