Cattedown & Prince Rock

Summary

Cattedown & Prince Rock (E02003149) is part of Plymouth local authority (view on map). Cattedown & Prince Rock has an approximate population of 9,500 people, of which 15% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Cattedown & Prince Rock neighbours Efford, Laira & Crabtree, Mutley, Lipson, and City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour.

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  • 3% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Cattedown & Prince Rock is the 27th least deprived area in Plymouth (out of 33) with 54% of children living in low-income families, compared to 38% across Plymouth and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Cattedown & Prince Rock, 34% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 27% in Plymouth and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Cattedown & Prince Rock % in Plymouth % in England
Eligible for free school meals 34% 27% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 66% 73% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Cattedown & Prince Rock, 16% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Plymouth, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

3% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Cattedown & Prince Rock % in Plymouth % in England
No special educational needs 84% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 13% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 3% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Cattedown & Prince Rock, 30% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 15% in Plymouth, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Cattedown & Prince Rock % in Plymouth % in England
White 68% 85% 67%
Asian 8% 4% 14%
Black 9% 4% 7%
Mixed 6% 4% 7%
Other 7% 2% 3%
Not known 2% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Cattedown & Prince Rock with English as an additional language is 29%, compared with 11% in Plymouth, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Cattedown & Prince Rock % in Plymouth % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 29% 11% 22%
Known or believed to be English 70% 89% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Cattedown & Prince Rock has 3 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Cattedown & Prince Rock
All childcare providers 3
Childminders 0
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Cattedown & Prince Rock since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Cattedown & Prince Rock has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Cattedown & Prince Rock
All state-funded schools 1
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Cattedown & Prince Rock since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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