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Stoke Damerel Primary Academy

4–11Ages
387Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144843URN

Collingwood Road, Stoke, Plymouth, PL1 5PA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

96 applications for 57 places · 36th of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 17 March 2026Published 14 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

17 March 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
21 September 2021
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

96 applications · 57 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 1.7; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 1.8; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.1; 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 Stoke Damerel Primary School (URN 113287), 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	57	96	1.7	54	0.95
Sep 2025	47	86	1.8	43	0.91
Sep 2024	58	98	1.7	55	0.95
Sep 2023	60	115	1.9	57	0.95
Sep 2022	44	82	1.9	38	0.86
Sep 2021	55	98	1.8	47	0.85
Sep 2020	48	90	1.9	44	0.92
Sep 2019	48	94	2.0	41	0.85
Sep 2018	60	116	1.9	55	0.92
Sep 2017	55	105	1.9	49	0.89
Sep 2016 *	60	114	1.9	52	0.87
Sep 2015 *	60	120	2.0	48	0.80
Sep 2014 *	60	127	2.1	54	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 85% · Maths 75% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%30th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

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	65%	10%	104	105
2023/24	62%	10%	105	105
2022/23	57%	13%	105	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

Stoke Damerel Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Stuart Road Primary Academy
0.7 km · Plymouth

2026

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
High Street Primary Academy
0.7 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Plymouth

2026

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Morice Town Primary Academy
1.0 km · Plymouth

Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
The Cathedral School of St Mary
1.1 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Primary Academy
1.1 km · Plymouth

Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 66%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: 144843 · 879/2657
Trust: Reach South Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 387 on roll
Free school meals: 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: Stoke Damerel Primary School (URN 113287)
Address: Collingwood Road, Stoke, Plymouth, PL1 5PA
Local authority: Plymouth

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