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Shakespeare Primary School

3–11Ages
381Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145658URN

400 Honicknowle Lane, Honicknowle, Plymouth, PL5 3JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 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

1.4per place

0.4 below Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

50 applications for 35 places · 53rd of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted'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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Plymouth median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 35 places offered · 34 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 1.4; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 1.7; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.7; 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 8 years.

This school
Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as Shakespeare Primary School (URN 135351), 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	35	50	1.4	34	0.97
Sep 2025	41	62	1.5	41	1.00
Sep 2024	29	48	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2023	42	65	1.6	39	0.93
Sep 2022	49	72	1.5	46	0.94
Sep 2021	42	57	1.4	39	0.93
Sep 2020	44	77	1.8	44	1.00
Sep 2019	47	79	1.7	45	0.96
Sep 2018 *	47	76	1.6	45	0.96
Sep 2017 *	60	109	1.8	71	1.18
Sep 2016 *	60	108	1.8	59	0.98
Sep 2015 *	60	103	1.7	58	0.97
Sep 2014 *	60	128	2.1	80	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 67% · Maths 54% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%55th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	50%	9%	102	99
2023/24	63%	5%	104	103
2022/23	68%	5%	105	103

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

Shakespeare Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Knowle Primary School
0.9 km · Plymouth

2026

1.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Peter's RC Primary School
1.2 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Primary School
1.2 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Whitleigh Community Primary School
1.4 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022
Ernesettle Community School
1.4 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Pennycross Primary School
1.4 km · Plymouth

2026

2.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy
1.4 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School
1.5 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place

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: 145658 · 879/3775
Trust: Learning Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 381 on roll
Free school meals: 46.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Shakespeare Primary School (URN 135351)
Address: 400 Honicknowle Lane, Honicknowle, Plymouth, PL5 3JU
Local authority: Plymouth

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