Academy sponsor led · Plymouth

Goosewell Primary Academy

4–11Ages
394Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143826URN

Goosewell Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 9HD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

103 applications for 58 places · 29th of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 3 December 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
3 December 2019
Graded inspection: 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

103 applications · 58 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 1.8; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 1.7; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as Goosewell Primary School (URN 113345), 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	58	103	1.8	52	0.90
Sep 2025	51	88	1.7	50	0.98
Sep 2024	46	100	2.2	46	1.00
Sep 2023	53	94	1.8	44	0.83
Sep 2022	37	81	2.2	35	0.95
Sep 2021	44	76	1.7	42	0.95
Sep 2020	56	83	1.5	50	0.89
Sep 2019	53	105	2.0	51	0.96
Sep 2018	58	88	1.5	49	0.84
Sep 2017	62	101	1.6	51	0.82
Sep 2016 *	72	126	1.8	71	0.99
Sep 2015 *	87	162	1.9	80	0.92
Sep 2014 *	90	166	1.8	86	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 74% · Maths 74% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%21st of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	71%	5%	106	104
2023/24	63%	7%	107	105
2022/23	64%	13%	108	105

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

Goosewell Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Pomphlett Primary School
1.3 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Elburton Primary School
1.4 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Oreston Community Academy
1.7 km · Plymouth

Good2023

2.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Morley Meadow Primary School
1.8 km · Plymouth

2026

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Hooe Primary Academy
2.0 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Sherford Vale School & Nursery
2.3 km · Devon

Good2023

1.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Prince Rock Primary School
2.9 km · Plymouth

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Wembury Primary School
3.2 km · Devon

2026

1.4applications per place 64%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143826 · 879/2006
Trust: Reach South Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 394 on roll
Free school meals: 11.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 January 2017
Replaced: Goosewell Primary School (URN 113345)
Address: Goosewell Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 9HD
Local authority: Plymouth

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