SCHOOL PROFILE

Marine Academy Primary

Primary Free schools URN 139604
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 518 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 March 2022
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Plymouth
Trust THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 506 506 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 254 50.2% of pupils
Male pupils 252 49.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.7%
3.1 pts below England
School 21.7%
Plymouth 25.3%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.5%
15.8 pts below England
School 4.5%
Plymouth 11.0%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

6.3%
5.3 pts above England
School 6.3%
Plymouth 2.7%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.2%
436
Any other White background
4.9%
25
African
2.2%
11
White and Asian
1.8%
9
Indian
0.8%
4
Unclassified
0.8%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.2% 97 of 506 pupils
1.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.2%
Plymouth 21.3%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.8% 85 pupils
England 14.8% 2.0 pts above
EHC plans 2.4% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 3.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 38
Social, emotional & mental health 33
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Moderate learning difficulty 9
Specific learning difficulty 3
Physical disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

88.0% 27.6 pts above England
School 88.0%
Plymouth 60.9%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

92.0%

18.2 pts above England

School 92.0%
Plymouth 71.0%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
Plymouth 70.2%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

92.0%

20.0 pts above England

School 92.0%
Plymouth 70.1%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.71%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.51 pts lower than England
School 3.71%
Plymouth 6.71%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.81%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.00 pts lower than England
School 4.81%
Plymouth 17.83%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.53%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.27 pts lower than England
School 0.53%
Plymouth 2.13%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

97.7% 9.5 pts above England
Marine Academy Primary
97.7%
Plymouth
85.2%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information