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Widey Court Primary School

4–11Ages
615Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143309URN

Widey Lane, Crownhill, Plymouth, PL6 5JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2012

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 above Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

193 applications for 89 places · 14th of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2012

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

Inspection history

5 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
27 September 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as Widey Court Primary School, URN 113305

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Plymouth median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

193 applications · 89 places offered · 102 named it first

2026 2.2; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 2.3; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.9; 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 Widey Court Primary School (URN 113305), 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	89	193	2.2	102	1.15
Sep 2025	90	204	2.3	97	1.08
Sep 2024	89	202	2.3	93	1.04
Sep 2023	77	171	2.2	70	0.91
Sep 2022	90	186	2.1	85	0.94
Sep 2021	78	158	2.0	66	0.85
Sep 2020	90	196	2.2	93	1.03
Sep 2019	84	164	2.0	76	0.90
Sep 2018	83	175	2.1	80	0.96
Sep 2017	91	208	2.3	90	0.99
Sep 2016 *	89	188	2.1	87	0.98
Sep 2015 *	87	178	2.1	71	0.82
Sep 2014 *	89	173	1.9	68	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 90% · Maths 88% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%10th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	79%	10%	106	106
2023/24	71%	21%	106	105
2022/23	70%	7%	105	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

Widey Court Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Manadon Vale Primary School
0.7 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Eggbuckland Vale Primary School
0.7 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy
1.3 km · Plymouth

Good2022

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Compton CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Edward's CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Whitleigh Community Primary School
1.8 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022
Pennycross Primary School
1.8 km · Plymouth

2026

2.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Austin Farm Academy
1.9 km · Plymouth

Good2023

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143309 · 879/2681
Trust: Connect Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 615 on roll
Free school meals: 12.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Widey Court Primary School (URN 113305)
Address: Widey Lane, Crownhill, Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Local authority: Plymouth

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