OFSTED
26 March 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 December 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
13 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Plymouth
Trust
REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
394
394 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
197
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
197
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.9 pts
below England
School
11.9%
Plymouth
25.3%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.0 pts
below England
School
4.3%
Plymouth
11.0%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Plymouth
2.7%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.1%
359
Any other White background
3.0%
12
African
1.3%
5
Unclassified
1.0%
4
Any other ethnic group
0.8%
3
Any other Black background
0.5%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.3%
76 of
394 pupils
1.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
71.0%
10.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
Plymouth
71.0%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Writing
3.7 pts above England
School
74.0%
Plymouth
70.2%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Maths
2.0 pts above England
School
74.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.11%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.11 pts
lower than
England
School
5.11%
Plymouth
6.71%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.07%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.74 pts
lower than
England
School
12.07%
Plymouth
17.83%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.31%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.49 pts
lower than
England
School
1.31%
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
62.5%
25.6 pts
below England
Goosewell Primary Academy
62.5%
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.