Academy sponsor led · Plymouth

Mayflower Academy

3–11Ages
441Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139710URN

41 Ham Drive, Plymouth, PL2 2NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingSep 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Dec 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

114 applications for 60 places · 24th of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingSep 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Dec 2023

Inspection history

7 December 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
21 September 2016
Graded inspection: 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 hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Plymouth median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

114 applications · 60 places offered · 69 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 1.9; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 1.3; Plymouth median median 2.2
2015 1.3; Plymouth median median 2.4
2014 1.1; 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	60	114	1.9	69	1.15
Sep 2025	59	108	1.8	70	1.19
Sep 2024	59	114	1.9	62	1.05
Sep 2023	59	137	2.3	85	1.44
Sep 2022	59	120	2.0	65	1.10
Sep 2021	60	116	1.9	66	1.10
Sep 2020	60	106	1.8	61	1.02
Sep 2019	60	115	1.9	73	1.22
Sep 2018	60	98	1.6	60	1.00
Sep 2017	51	79	1.6	47	0.92
Sep 2016	60	78	1.3	50	0.83
Sep 2015	59	77	1.3	55	0.93
Sep 2014	59	62	1.1	41	0.69

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 90% · Maths 95% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%5th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	84%	8%	109	108
2023/24	80%	13%	106	107
2022/23	81%	9%	106	106

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

Mayflower AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy
0.8 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Montpelier Primary School
0.9 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Ford Primary School
1.0 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Pennycross Primary School
1.1 km · Plymouth

2026

2.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Drake Primary Academy
1.2 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Marine Academy Primary
1.4 km · Plymouth

Outstanding2022

1.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
College Road Primary School
1.4 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139710 · 879/2000
Trust: Learning Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 441 on roll
Free school meals: 40.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Mayflower Community School (URN 135852)
Address: 41 Ham Drive, Plymouth, PL2 2NJ
Local authority: Plymouth

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