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Weston Mill Community Primary Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy

Ferndale Road, Plymouth PL2 2EL · westonmill.plymouth.sch.uk · 01752 365250

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
46%
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
184
44% of 420 places
Local authority
Plymouth
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
53.1%
First language not English
4.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Discovery Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 13 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: 19 (Places 21)19September 2023: 17 (Places 22)17September 2024: 15 (Places 16)15September 2025: 23 (Places 25)23September 2026: 12 (Places 13)12Places 13
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202613120.9100%
September 2025Sept 202525230.9100%
September 2024Sept 202416150.9100%
September 2023Sept 202322170.8100%
September 2022Sept 202221190.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 46% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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: 50% (England 53%)50%2016/17: 64% (England 61%)64%2017/18: 65% (England 64%)65%2018/19: 69% (England 65%)69%2022/23: 34% (England 60%)34%2023/24: 26% (England 61%)26%2024/25: 46% (England 62%)46%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼46%62%
●7%8%
Average scaled score
▼102106
▼102105
●104105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113269)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Weston Mill Community Primary Academy on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
5 Nov 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Apr 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jul 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Sept 2010Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
72%
Replies
18
9% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼84% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼67% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼72% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●89% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼61% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼50% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲83% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 94% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 56% who had a child bullied

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