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Ford Primary School

3–11Ages
171Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145652URN

Cambridge Road, Ford, Plymouth, PL2 1PU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

31 applications for 17 places · 27th of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Plymouth median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

31 applications · 17 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 1.8; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 1.3; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 1.5; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as Ford Primary School (URN 113270), 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	17	31	1.8	11	0.65
Sep 2025	16	27	1.7	15	0.94
Sep 2024	19	38	2.0	19	1.00
Sep 2023	28	36	1.3	19	0.68
Sep 2022	17	40	2.4	15	0.88
Sep 2021	29	42	1.5	23	0.79
Sep 2020	29	55	1.9	20	0.69
Sep 2019	30	49	1.6	25	0.83
Sep 2018 *	30	59	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2017 *	27	58	2.2	18	0.67
Sep 2016 *	30	59	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2015 *	30	58	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2014 *	30	57	1.9	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 76% · Maths 69% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%29th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard24%

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	66%	7%	104	105
2023/24	42%	4%	101	101
2022/23	59%	0%	103	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

Ford Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
College Road Primary School
0.6 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Drake Primary Academy
0.9 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Morice Town Primary Academy
1.0 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Mayflower Academy
1.0 km · Plymouth

Remains Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Montpelier Primary School
1.1 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Stoke Damerel Primary Academy
1.1 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy
1.2 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 46%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: 145652 · 879/2630
Trust: Learning Academies Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 171 on roll
Free school meals: 42.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Ford Primary School (URN 113270)
Address: Cambridge Road, Ford, Plymouth, PL2 1PU
Local authority: Plymouth

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