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Chaddlewood Primary School

4–11Ages
383Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143474URN

Hemerdon Heights, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.2 above Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

98 applications for 49 places · 21st of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

2 November 2022
Graded inspection: Good
19 September 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

98 applications · 49 places offered · 45 named it first

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

2026 2.0; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 2.9; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 2.5; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 2.4; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 2.5; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 2.7; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 2.6; 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 2.4; 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 Chaddlewood Primary School (URN 135144), 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	49	98	2.0	45	0.92
Sep 2025	60	114	1.9	60	1.00
Sep 2024	56	120	2.1	53	0.95
Sep 2023	40	115	2.9	40	1.00
Sep 2022	45	111	2.5	44	0.98
Sep 2021	47	112	2.4	47	1.00
Sep 2020	58	128	2.2	58	1.00
Sep 2019	59	150	2.5	57	0.97
Sep 2018	49	132	2.7	48	0.98
Sep 2017	54	140	2.6	53	0.98
Sep 2016 *	57	149	2.6	49	0.86
Sep 2015 *	59	156	2.6	69	1.17
Sep 2014 *	60	145	2.4	70	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 86% · Maths 90% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%6th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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	83%	15%	107	106
2023/24	77%	8%	108	106
2022/23	79%	8%	107	106

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

Chaddlewood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Glen Park Primary School
0.3 km · Plymouth

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Yealmpstone Farm Primary School
1.1 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Plympton St Maurice Primary School
1.2 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Priory Junior School
1.4 km · Plymouth

Good2023

65%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School
1.7 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Boringdon Primary School
1.7 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Woodford Primary School
2.7 km · Plymouth

Improved significantly2024

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Sparkwell All Saints Primary School
2.9 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143474 · 879/3771
Trust: Westcountry Schools Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 383 on roll
Free school meals: 15.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Chaddlewood Primary School (URN 135144)
Address: Hemerdon Heights, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2EU
Local authority: Plymouth

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