Academy converter · Devon

Wembury Primary School

4–11Ages
194Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144896URN

Knighton Road, Wembury, Plymouth, PL9 0EB · 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

1.4per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

40 applications for 29 places · 102nd of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 31 March 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	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		Expected 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

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

Inspection history

31 March 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
12 January 2022
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

close to Devon median (1.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 1.4; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.3; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Devon median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Devon median in 1 of 9 years.

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as Wembury Primary School (URN 113266), 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	29	40	1.4	28	0.97
Sep 2025	30	39	1.3	29	0.97
Sep 2024	26	35	1.4	26	1.00
Sep 2023	23	33	1.4	21	0.91
Sep 2022	24	30	1.3	24	1.00
Sep 2021	26	35	1.4	26	1.00
Sep 2020	23	38	1.7	20	0.87
Sep 2019	25	35	1.4	23	0.92
Sep 2018	29	39	1.3	27	0.93
Sep 2017 *	30	47	1.6	34	1.13
Sep 2016 *	24	34	1.4	24	1.00
Sep 2015 *	27	41	1.5	26	0.96
Sep 2014 *	21	27	1.3	20	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 68% · Maths 84% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%118th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Devon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	12%	106	106
2023/24	69%	15%	110	107
2022/23	59%	4%	106	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

Wembury Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Devon

Good2024

1.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Goosewell Primary Academy
3.2 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
3.5 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Elburton Primary School
3.6 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Hooe Primary Academy
4.1 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

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

Good2023

1.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Pomphlett Primary School
4.5 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Oreston Community Academy
4.6 km · Plymouth

Good2023

2.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144896 · 878/2624
Trust: Westcountry Schools Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 194 on roll
Free school meals: 5.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2017
Replaced: Wembury Primary School (URN 113266)
Address: Knighton Road, Wembury, Plymouth, PL9 0EB
Local authority: Devon · South Hams

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