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Widey Court Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Widey Lane, Crownhill, Plymouth PL6 5JS · wideycourt.plymouth.sch.uk · 01752 773909
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Plymouth 65%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 615
- 98% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 102 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 84% 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 | 89 | 102 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 97 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 93 | 1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 77 | 70 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 85 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113305)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Widey Court Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (177 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 177
- 29% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (19%) with SEND