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Oakwood Primary Academy

4–11Ages
235Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143305URN

Pendeen Crescent, Southway, Plymouth, PL6 6QS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.9 above Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

51 applications for 19 places · 6th of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

49%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Plymouth median (1.8) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

51 applications · 19 places offered · 16 named it first

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

2026 2.7; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 3.0; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 2.5; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 2.1; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 2.5; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 3.4; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 3.1; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 3.8; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 3.4; Plymouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Plymouth median in 9 of 10 years.

This school
Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as Oakwood Primary School (URN 135146), 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	19	51	2.7	16	0.84
Sep 2025	20	60	3.0	20	1.00
Sep 2024	32	64	2.0	27	0.84
Sep 2023	37	81	2.2	34	0.92
Sep 2022	40	99	2.5	36	0.90
Sep 2021	47	99	2.1	39	0.83
Sep 2020	37	92	2.5	28	0.76
Sep 2019	30	101	3.4	30	1.00
Sep 2018	43	104	2.4	35	0.81
Sep 2017	41	128	3.1	39	0.95
Sep 2016 *	40	153	3.8	37	0.93
Sep 2015 *	44	150	3.4	54	1.23
Sep 2014 *	41	124	3.0	32	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 71% · Maths 59% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard49%56th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	49%	8%	103	102
2023/24	50%	0%	101	101
2022/23	45%	0%	102	101

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

Oakwood Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Widewell Primary Academy
0.5 km · Plymouth

2026

2.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Beechwood Primary Academy
0.8 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Devon

Good2023

1.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Whitleigh Community Primary School
1.9 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022
Thornbury Primary School
1.9 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy
2.1 km · Plymouth

Good2022

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Primary School
2.3 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery
2.3 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 27%met the SATs standard

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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: 143305 · 879/3769
Trust: Discovery Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 297 pupils · 235 on roll
Free school meals: 36.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Oakwood Primary School (URN 135146)
Address: Pendeen Crescent, Southway, Plymouth, PL6 6QS
Local authority: Plymouth

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