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Manadon Vale Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
St Peter's Road, Manadon, Plymouth PL5 3DL · 01752 705345
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Plymouth 65%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 412
- 98% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 12.1%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 53 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 59 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Plymouth it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113301)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Manadon Vale Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (109 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 109
- 26% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (22%) with SEND