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Marlborough Primary Academy

2–11Ages
103Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143891URN

Morice Square, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 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

26 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%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 · 1 November 2023Ofsted'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

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)

26 applications · 13 places offered · 9 named it first

2026 2.0; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 1.5; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 1.4; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 1.5; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 1.1; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 1.5; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Plymouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as Marlborough Primary School (URN 113306), 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	26	2.0	9	0.69
Sep 2025	12	19	1.6	11	0.92
Sep 2024	9	17	1.9	8	0.89
Sep 2023	16	24	1.5	13	0.81
Sep 2022	10	14	1.4	10	1.00
Sep 2021	11	16	1.5	8	0.73
Sep 2020	12	19	1.6	11	0.92
Sep 2019	13	28	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2018	30	34	1.1	27	0.90
Sep 2017	16	28	1.8	15	0.94
Sep 2016 *	30	45	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2015 *	24	40	1.7	18	0.75
Sep 2014 *	21	25	1.2	11	0.52

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 68% · Maths 76% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%47th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	56%	8%	106	107
2023/24	75%	13%	107	104
2022/23	38%	6%	100	100

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

Marlborough Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Plymouth

2026

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Mount Wise Community Primary School
0.6 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Morice Town Primary Academy
0.9 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Stoke Damerel Primary Academy
1.1 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
College Road Primary School
1.3 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
High Street Primary Academy
1.4 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Torpoint Nursery and Infant School
1.5 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place
Drake Primary Academy
1.7 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 55%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: 143891 · 879/2682
Trust: Reach South Academy Trust
Capacity: 244 pupils · 103 on roll
Free school meals: 46.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2017
Replaced: Marlborough Primary School (URN 113306)
Address: Morice Square, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4NJ
Local authority: Plymouth

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