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Morice Town Primary Academy

2–11Ages
177Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143892URN

Charlotte Street, Devonport, Plymouth, PL2 1RJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.7 below Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

23 applications for 21 places · 58th of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 16 May 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

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Plymouth median (1.8) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

23 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.1; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 1.3; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 1.3; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 1.4; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 1.4; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.9; 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 Morice Town Primary School (URN 113307), 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	21	23	1.1	20	0.95
Sep 2025	25	37	1.5	25	1.00
Sep 2024	16	25	1.6	14	0.88
Sep 2023	27	36	1.3	22	0.81
Sep 2022	16	20	1.3	15	0.94
Sep 2021	20	28	1.4	19	0.95
Sep 2020	27	43	1.6	26	0.96
Sep 2019	26	37	1.4	25	0.96
Sep 2018	30	58	1.9	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	54	1.8	32	1.07
Sep 2016 *	30	59	2.0	35	1.17
Sep 2015 *	30	71	2.4	38	1.27
Sep 2014 *	30	56	1.9	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 73% · Maths 73% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%46th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	57%	0%	102	105
2023/24	75%	14%	106	106
2022/23	45%	3%	101	102

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

Morice Town Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
College Road Primary School
0.4 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Drake Primary Academy
0.9 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Primary Academy
0.9 km · Plymouth

Good2023

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Ford Primary School
1.0 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Stoke Damerel Primary Academy
1.0 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Plymouth

2026

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Mount Wise Community Primary School
1.4 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 49%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: 143892 · 879/2683
Trust: Reach South Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 177 on roll
Free school meals: 44.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2017
Replaced: Morice Town Primary School (URN 113307)
Address: Charlotte Street, Devonport, Plymouth, PL2 1RJ
Local authority: Plymouth

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