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Pilgrim Primary Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Oxford Street, Plymouth PL1 5BQ · pilgrimprimary.org · 01752 225319

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
70%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Plymouth 65%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
361
86% of 420 places
Local authority
Plymouth
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
37.7%
First language not English
50.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Reach South Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 29 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: 54 (Places 58)54September 2023: 45 (Places 45)45September 2024: 43 (Places 47)43September 2025: 45 (Places 47)45September 2026: 29 (Places 29)29Places 29
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202629291100%
September 2025Sept 202547451100%
September 2024Sept 202447430.9100%
September 2023Sept 202345451100%
September 2022Sept 202258540.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 70% 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: 22% (England 53%)22%2016/17: 42% (England 61%)42%2017/18: 80% (England 64%)80%2018/19: 44% (England 65%)44%2022/23: 51% (England 60%)51%2023/24: 55% (England 61%)55%2024/25: 70% (England 62%)70%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲70%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●104105
●105105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113282)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Pilgrim Primary Academy on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
21 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Nov 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
89%
Replies
62
16% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●91% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●87% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲82% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲84% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 69% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲53% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 45% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲87% agreeEngland 67%

based on 15 parents (24%) with SEND

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