SCHOOL PROFILE

Mount Wise Community Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 145656
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 246 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

28 April 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Plymouth
Trust LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 248 212 full-time · 36 part-time
Female pupils 122 49.2% of pupils
Male pupils 126 50.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

41.9%
17.1 pts above England
School 41.9%
Plymouth 25.3%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

23.0%
2.7 pts above England
School 23.0%
Plymouth 11.0%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
68.1%
169
Any other White background
8.9%
22
African
5.6%
14
Any other ethnic group
5.2%
13
Any other Asian background
4.0%
10
White and Black African
3.2%
8
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 17.3% 43 of 248 pupils
3.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.3%
Plymouth 21.3%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.5% 36 pupils
England 14.8% 0.3 pts below
EHC plans 2.8% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 23
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Multi-sensory impairment 1
Vision impairment 1

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

49.0% 11.4 pts below England
School 49.0%
Plymouth 60.9%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

59.0%

14.8 pts below England

School 59.0%
Plymouth 71.0%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

56.0%

14.3 pts below England

School 56.0%
Plymouth 70.2%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

51.0%

21.0 pts below England

School 51.0%
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

9.15%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.93 pts higher than England
School 9.15%
Plymouth 6.71%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

28.64%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.82 pts higher than England
School 28.64%
Plymouth 17.83%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.35%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.54 pts higher than England
School 2.35%
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

100.8% 12.6 pts above England
Mount Wise Community Primary School
100.8%
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