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Oakwood Primary Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Pendeen Crescent, Southway, Plymouth PL6 6QS · oakwood-primary.co.uk · 01752 775478

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
49%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Plymouth 65%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
235
79% of 297 places
Local authority
Plymouth
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
36.2%
First language not English
8.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Discovery Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 19 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 36 (Places 40)36September 2023: 34 (Places 37)34September 2024: 27 (Places 32)27September 2025: 20 (Places 20)20September 2026: 16 (Places 19)16Places 19
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202619160.8100%
September 2025Sept 202520201100%
September 2024Sept 202432270.8100%
September 2023Sept 202337340.9100%
September 2022Sept 202240360.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Plymouth it was 65%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 51% (England 53%)51%2016/17: 54% (England 61%)54%2017/18: 70% (England 64%)70%2018/19: 73% (England 65%)73%2022/23: 45% (England 60%)45%2023/24: 50% (England 61%)50%2024/25: 49% (England 62%)49%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼49%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
▼102105
●103105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135146)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Oakwood Primary Academy on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
15 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsRequires improvement

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Dec 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
76%
Replies
54
20% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼84% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼81% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼78% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼72% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼83% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼72% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼74% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼63% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 65% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●51% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 37% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲92% agreeEngland 67%

based on 13 parents (24%) with SEND

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