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Montpelier Primary School

4–11Ages
624Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142849URN

North Down Road, Beacon Park, Plymouth, PL2 3HN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

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

172 applications for 90 places · 23rd of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

The graded inspection, 24 September 2019Ofsted'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

13 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
24 September 2019
Graded inspection: Good

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)

172 applications · 90 places offered · 89 named it first

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

2026 1.9; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 2.5; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 2.6; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Plymouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as Montpelier Primary School (URN 134803), 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	90	172	1.9	89	0.99
Sep 2025	82	167	2.0	74	0.90
Sep 2024	89	191	2.2	96	1.08
Sep 2023	90	218	2.4	105	1.17
Sep 2022	90	191	2.1	95	1.06
Sep 2021	89	221	2.5	112	1.26
Sep 2020	90	210	2.3	105	1.17
Sep 2019	90	188	2.1	98	1.09
Sep 2018	90	181	2.0	84	0.93
Sep 2017	89	210	2.4	106	1.19
Sep 2016 *	90	232	2.6	109	1.21
Sep 2015 *	90	236	2.6	120	1.33
Sep 2014 *	90	252	2.8	113	1.26

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 74% · Maths 69% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%32nd of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

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	64%	4%	105	104
2023/24	51%	4%	105	104
2022/23	49%	4%	104	104

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

Montpelier Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Pennycross Primary School
0.6 km · Plymouth

2026

2.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Mayflower Academy
0.9 km · Plymouth

Remains Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Ford Primary School
1.1 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Hyde Park Junior School
1.4 km · Plymouth

Good2023

62%met the SATs standard
Hyde Park Infants' School
1.5 km · Plymouth

Serious weaknesses 2026

1.6applications per place
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Manadon Vale Primary School
1.7 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Stuart Road Primary Academy
1.7 km · Plymouth

2026

2.4applications per place 67%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: 142849 · 879/3768
Trust: Greenshaw Learning Trust
Capacity: 654 pupils · 624 on roll
Free school meals: 17.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Montpelier Primary School (URN 134803)
Address: North Down Road, Beacon Park, Plymouth, PL2 3HN
Local authority: Plymouth

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