King's School
King's School is an independent school in Plymouth for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 275 pupils, 45 more than it has places for.
Hartley Road, Mannamead, Plymouth, PL3 5LW01752 771789kingsschool-plymouth.co.ukMs Sarah Ibbotson headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Christian school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 275 | 281 | 298 | 306 | 292 | 305 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 9% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 5% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park Junior School | Academy | 720 m | 336 | Good 2023 | 56 | Compare |
| Hyde Park Infants' School | Academy | 750 m | 194 | Report card 2026 | 40 | Compare |
| Compton CofE Primary School | Church of England | 770 m | 429 | Not inspected | 95 | Compare |
| Plymouth College | Independent | 820 m | 487 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Devonport High School for Girls | Academy (grammar) | 0.7 miles | 971 | Good 2019 | 96 | Compare |
| Manadon Vale Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 412 | Not inspected | 80 | Compare |
| Pennycross Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 402 | Good 2021 | 64 | Compare |
| Eggbuckland Community College | Academy | 0.8 miles | 1,007 | Requires improvement 2024 | 20 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is King's School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score King's School yet.
How many pupils does King's School have?
275 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 230 places, so it is 120% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Hartley Road, Mannamead, Plymouth, PL3 5LW
- Telephone
- 01752 771789
- Website
- www.kingsschool-plymouth.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Ibbotson
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Ward
- Compton
- Constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 7 January 1958
- URN
- 113595 · LAESTAB 8796002 · UKPRN 10071143
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.
- 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.