Academy converter · Plymouth

Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
281Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150116URN

Mary Dean Avenue, Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, PL5 4LS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 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

1.1per place

0.7 below Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

38 applications for 34 places · 56th of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

27%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 22 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

22 October 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
6 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as Mary Dean's CofE Primary School, URN 113418

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

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Plymouth median (1.8) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 34 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.1; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 1.3; Plymouth median median 2.1; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Plymouth median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 1.2; Plymouth median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 1.2; Plymouth median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Plymouth median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Plymouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as Mary Dean's CofE Primary School (URN 113418), 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	34	38	1.1	33	0.97
Sep 2025	28	43	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2024	29	39	1.3	26	0.90
Sep 2023 *	39	49	1.3	39	1.00
Sep 2022 *	34	48	1.4	33	0.97
Sep 2021 *	43	50	1.2	39	0.91
Sep 2020 *	36	43	1.2	32	0.89
Sep 2019 *	40	59	1.5	39	0.98
Sep 2018 *	37	58	1.6	35	0.95
Sep 2017 *	46	67	1.5	46	1.00
Sep 2016 *	48	60	1.3	43	0.90
Sep 2015 *	50	73	1.5	44	0.88
Sep 2014 *	42	56	1.3	40	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 41% · Maths 45% → all three 27% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard27%65th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard9%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard41%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard45%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	27%	0%	101	98
2023/24	54%	4%	104	104
2022/23	67%	10%	104	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

Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
St Peter's RC Primary School
1.3 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2023

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

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Beechwood Primary Academy
1.6 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Whitleigh Community Primary School
1.8 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022
Knowle Primary School
2.0 km · Plymouth

2026

1.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Ernesettle Community School
2.2 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Oakwood Primary Academy
2.3 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Shakespeare Primary School
2.5 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 50%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: 150116 · 879/3161
Trust: The First Federation Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 350 pupils · 281 on roll
Free school meals: 17.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2023
Replaced: Mary Dean's CofE Primary School (URN 113418)
Address: Mary Dean Avenue, Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, PL5 4LS
Local authority: Plymouth

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