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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 July 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 21 March 2017Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry16 applications · 10 places offered · 9 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.6; Plymouth median median 1.8
- 2025 1.6; Plymouth median median 1.9
- 2024 1.5; Plymouth median median 2.0
- 2023 1.2; Plymouth median median 2.1
- 2022 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.0
- 2021 2.0; Plymouth median median 1.9
- 2020 1.7; Plymouth median median 2.0
- 2019 3.3; Plymouth median median 2.1
- 2018 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.1
- 2017 1.5; Plymouth median median 2.2
- 2016 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.2
- 2015 2.6; Plymouth median median 2.4
- 2014 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
- This school
- Plymouth median
Dashed bars: as St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 113490), the previous school.
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 | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2025 | 17 | 27 | 1.6 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 16 | 24 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2023 | 16 | 19 | 1.2 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 18 | 32 | 1.8 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 22 | 37 | 1.7 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 23 | 36 | 1.6 | 21 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2017 | 21 | 32 | 1.5 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2016 | 24 | 44 | 1.8 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2015 | 18 | 46 | 2.6 | 17 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 56 | 1.9 | 34 | 1.13 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 67% · Writing 67% · Maths 67% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Plymouth median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 56% | 4% | 102 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 23% | 0% | 100 | 100 |
| 2022/23 | 25% | 4% | 101 | 97 |
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 Paul's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 0.2 km · PlymouthGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · PlymouthRemains Good20231.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · PlymouthOutstanding20221.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · PlymouthRemains Good20221.7applications per place
- 1.1 km · PlymouthGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · PlymouthStandards maintained20254.0applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · PlymouthStandards maintained20241.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · Plymouth20261.7applications per place 55%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
- 140676 · 879/2003
- Trust
- Plymouth Cast
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 136 on roll
- Free school meals
- 38.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2014
- Replaced
- St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 113490)
- Address
- Pemros Road, St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 1NE
- Local authority
- Plymouth
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources