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Weston Mill Community Primary Academy

2–11Ages
184Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143310URN

Ferndale Road, Plymouth, PL2 2EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 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

1.9per place

close to Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

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25 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	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)

25 applications · 13 places offered · 12 named it first

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

This school
Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as Weston Mill Community Primary School (URN 113269), 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	13	25	1.9	12	0.92
Sep 2025	25	46	1.8	23	0.92
Sep 2024	16	39	2.4	15	0.94
Sep 2023	22	47	2.1	17	0.77
Sep 2022	21	54	2.6	19	0.90
Sep 2021	30	54	1.8	28	0.93
Sep 2020	31	58	1.9	30	0.97
Sep 2019	39	87	2.2	33	0.85
Sep 2018	32	71	2.2	32	1.00
Sep 2017	41	88	2.2	39	0.95
Sep 2016 *	48	104	2.2	35	0.73
Sep 2015 *	44	101	2.3	37	0.84
Sep 2014 *	49	92	1.9	36	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%59th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	46%	7%	102	102
2023/24	26%	0%	100	98
2022/23	34%	0%	101	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

Weston Mill Community Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Mayflower Academy
0.8 km · Plymouth

Remains Outstanding2023

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

2026

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Victoria Road Primary
1.0 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Riverside Community Primary School
1.1 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Marine Academy Primary
1.1 km · Plymouth

Outstanding2022

1.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Ford Primary School
1.2 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 66%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: 143310 · 879/2627
Trust: Discovery Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 184 on roll
Free school meals: 53.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Weston Mill Community Primary School (URN 113269)
Address: Ferndale Road, Plymouth, PL2 2EL
Local authority: Plymouth

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