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Stuart Road Primary Academy

  • 3–11Ages
  • 185Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 144844URN

Palmerston Street, Stoke, Plymouth, PL1 5LL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.4per place
0.7 above Plymouth median (1.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

51 applications for 21 places · 9th of 58 in Plymouth
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
67%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 20 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 3 February 2026
    Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
  2. 4 November 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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
2.4applications per place, Reception
0.7 above Plymouth median (1.8) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

51 applications · 21 places offered · 19 named it first

  1. 2026 2.4; Plymouth median median 1.8
  2. 2025 2.8; Plymouth median median 1.9
  3. 2024 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.0
  4. 2023 3.1; Plymouth median median 2.1
  5. 2022 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.0
  6. 2021 2.8; Plymouth median median 1.9
  7. 2020 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.0
  8. 2019 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.1
  9. 2018 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.1
  10. 2017 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.2
  11. 2016 4.5; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
  12. 2015 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
  13. 2014 2.6; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Plymouth median in 9 of 10 years.
  • This school
  • Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as Stuart Road Primary School (URN 113288), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202621512.4190.90
Sep 202512342.8121.00
Sep 202422482.2210.95
Sep 202314433.1100.71
Sep 202221452.1200.95
Sep 202119542.8170.89
Sep 202024532.2230.96
Sep 201930682.3270.90
Sep 201829572.0260.90
Sep 201723562.4231.00
Sep 2016 *12544.5100.83
Sep 2015 *30732.4341.13
Sep 2014 *30772.6401.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 77% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%25th of 65 in Plymouth
Reading
Expected standard83%
Higher standard33%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard83%
Greater depth13%
Maths
Expected standard77%
Higher standard30%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Plymouth median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2567%10%107105
2023/2479%7%106106
2022/2374%19%107107

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

  • 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
144844 · 879/2659
Trust
Reach South Academy Trust
Capacity
210 pupils · 185 on roll
Free school meals
31.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 July 2017
Replaced
Stuart Road Primary School (URN 113288)
Address
Palmerston Street, Stoke, Plymouth, PL1 5LL
Local authority
Plymouth

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