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Prince Rock Primary School

3–11Ages
405Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143476URN

Embankment Road, Plymouth, PL4 9JF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

69 applications for 41 places · 36th of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Plymouth median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

69 applications · 41 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 1.7; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 1.7; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Plymouth median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as Prince Rock Primary School (URN 113344), 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	41	69	1.7	39	0.95
Sep 2025	60	95	1.6	60	1.00
Sep 2024	47	88	1.9	44	0.94
Sep 2023	59	95	1.6	56	0.95
Sep 2022	50	94	1.9	50	1.00
Sep 2021	53	88	1.7	52	0.98
Sep 2020	48	86	1.8	47	0.98
Sep 2019	60	117	2.0	66	1.10
Sep 2018	60	104	1.7	65	1.08
Sep 2017	59	111	1.9	70	1.19
Sep 2016 *	59	129	2.2	71	1.20
Sep 2015 *	60	111	1.9	70	1.17
Sep 2014 *	60	83	1.4	52	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 90% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%9th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard22%

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	80%	8%	105	106
2023/24	71%	14%	105	106
2022/23	70%	11%	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

Prince Rock Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Salisbury Road Primary School
0.7 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Plymouth

Good2022

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Lipson Vale Primary School
1.1 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Oreston Community Academy
1.3 km · Plymouth

Good2023

2.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Mount Street Primary School
1.4 km · Plymouth

Good2023

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Morley Meadow Primary School
1.5 km · Plymouth

2026

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Laira Green Primary School
1.5 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Pomphlett Primary School
1.8 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 63%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: 143476 · 879/2724
Trust: Learning Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 405 on roll
Free school meals: 31.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2016
Replaced: Prince Rock Primary School (URN 113344)
Address: Embankment Road, Plymouth, PL4 9JF
Local authority: Plymouth

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