ACE Schools Plymouth
ACE Schools Plymouth is an academy alternative provision converter in Plymouth for boys and girls aged 4 to 19. It has 236 pupils and room for 264. About 55 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
Martins Gate, Bretonside, Plymouth, PL4 0AT01752 396100aceschools.transformingfutures.org.ukMs Ruth Westwood head teacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Plymouth council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (176), Autistic spectrum disorder (23), language and communications needs (21), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Hearing impairment (1), Physical disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 236 | 229 | 233 | 221 | 197 | 197 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 55% | 56% | 63% | 53% | 46% | 40% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 42% | 9% | 10% | 14% | 18% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 49% | 43% | 48% | 53% | 52% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 77 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 42%, compared with 56% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 47% | 57% | 49% |
| Education | 40% | 47% | 38% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4% | 7% |
| Work | 3% | 7% | 3% |
| Not in education, work or training | 25% | 25% | 21% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Academy | 350 m | 276 | Good 2022 | 57 | Compare |
| Arts University Plymouth | Higher education institutions | 370 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Mount Street Primary School | Academy | 570 m | 253 | Good 2023 | 52 | Compare |
| University of Plymouth | Higher education institutions | 580 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Fletewood School and Nursery | Independent | 850 m | 48 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Pilgrim Primary Academy | Academy | 870 m | 361 | No overall grade 2025 | 74 | Compare |
| St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School | Church of England | 950 m | 190 | Good 2022 | 76 | Compare |
| Plymouth High School for Girls | Academy (grammar) | 980 m | 782 | Good 2024 | 86 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is ACE Schools Plymouth a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score ACE Schools Plymouth yet.
How many pupils does ACE Schools Plymouth have?
236 pupils aged 4 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 264 places, so it is 89% full.
Does ACE Schools Plymouth have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Martins Gate, Bretonside, Plymouth, PL4 0AT
- Telephone
- 01752 396100
- Website
- www.aceschools.transformingfutures.org.uk
- Head Teacher
- Ms Ruth Westwood
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 4-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Reach South Academy Trust (20 schools)
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Ward
- St Peter and the Waterfront
- Constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 June 2016 (academy converter)
- URN
- 142835 · LAESTAB 8791106 · UKPRN 10056716
- Formerly
- A.C.E - Alternative Complementary Education
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.