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Oreston Community Academy

3–11Ages
331Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136380URN

Oreston Road, Plymouth, PL9 7JY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.8 above Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

47 applications for 18 places · 7th of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

16 May 2023
Graded inspection: Good
29 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Plymouth median (1.8) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

47 applications · 18 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 2.6; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 2.7; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 2.1; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 2.5; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.2
2015 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.4
2014 1.7; Plymouth median median 2.2

This school
Plymouth median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	18	47	2.6	17	0.94
Sep 2025	18	48	2.7	16	0.89
Sep 2024	41	89	2.2	40	0.98
Sep 2023	43	95	2.2	38	0.88
Sep 2022	52	103	2.0	47	0.90
Sep 2021	46	95	2.1	45	0.98
Sep 2020	60	152	2.5	63	1.05
Sep 2019	60	130	2.2	58	0.97
Sep 2018	59	129	2.2	62	1.05
Sep 2017	60	134	2.2	52	0.87
Sep 2016	54	118	2.2	55	1.02
Sep 2015	55	130	2.4	51	0.93
Sep 2014	55	95	1.7	55	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 75% · Maths 64% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%54th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Plymouth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	51%	3%	104	104
2023/24	65%	2%	106	105
2022/23	47%	3%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Oreston Community AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Pomphlett Primary School
1.1 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hooe Primary Academy
1.1 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Morley Meadow Primary School
1.2 km · Plymouth

2026

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Prince Rock Primary School
1.3 km · Plymouth

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Goosewell Primary Academy
1.7 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Salisbury Road Primary School
2.0 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
2.2 km · Plymouth

Good2022

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Lipson Vale Primary School
2.4 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136380 · 879/2693
Trust: Westcountry Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 331 on roll
Free school meals: 9.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2011
Replaced: Oreston Community Primary School (URN 113314)
Address: Oreston Road, Plymouth, PL9 7JY
Local authority: Plymouth

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources