SCHOOL PROFILE

Mount Street Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 146097
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 120.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 January 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
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 253 211 full-time · 42 part-time
Female pupils 131 51.8% of pupils
Male pupils 122 48.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

32.4%
7.6 pts above England
School 32.4%
Plymouth 25.3%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

39.1%
18.8 pts above England
School 39.1%
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
39.5%
100
African
26.5%
67
Any other ethnic group
10.3%
26
Any other Asian background
6.7%
17
Any other White background
5.1%
13
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
11
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 16.6% 42 of 253 pupils
4.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.6%
Plymouth 21.3%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.4% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 0.6 pts above
EHC plans 1.2% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Speech, language & communication 15
Moderate learning difficulty 9
Multi-sensory impairment 2
Physical disability 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

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
Plymouth 60.9%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
Plymouth 71.0%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
Plymouth 70.2%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
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

4.96%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.26 pts lower than England
School 4.96%
Plymouth 6.71%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.07%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.75 pts lower than England
School 13.07%
Plymouth 17.83%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.01%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.80 pts lower than England
School 1.01%
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

120.5% 32.3 pts above England
Mount Street Primary School
120.5%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information