Academy converter · Plymouth

St Mary's Priory Junior School

7–11Ages
149Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137876URN

Ridgeway, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1QN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%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 · 27 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding

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 did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 72% · Maths 79% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%30th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

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	65%	9%	105	104
2023/24	72%	8%	107	105
2022/23	60%	4%	104	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

St Mary's Priory Junior SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

65%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School
0.2 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Boringdon Primary School
0.8 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Plympton St Maurice Primary School
1.2 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Woodford Primary School
1.4 km · Plymouth

Improved significantly2024

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Chaddlewood Primary School
1.4 km · Plymouth

Good2022

2.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Glen Park Primary School
1.7 km · Plymouth

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Yealmpstone Farm Primary School
1.9 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sherford Vale School & Nursery
2.5 km · Devon

Good2023

1.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137876 · 879/2699
Trust: St Christopher's C of E (PRIMARY) Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 240 pupils · 149 on roll
Free school meals: 12.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2012
Replaced: Old Priory Junior School (URN 113320)
Address: Ridgeway, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1QN
Local authority: Plymouth

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