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Mount Wise Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
James Street, Devonport, Plymouth PL1 4LA · mountwiseprimary.co.uk · 01752 567602
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 49%
- 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
- 248
- 2 over 246 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 23%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 16 places were offered; 100% 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 | 16 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 29 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▼49% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113300)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 April 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Mount Wise Community Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Apr 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113300), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113300)
Dec 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113300)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 14
- 5% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied