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St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Priestley Avenue, Higher Saint Budeaux, Plymouth PL5 2DW · stbfs.co.uk · 01752 365217
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 42%
- 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
- 55
- 23% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.4%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 2 families put the school first and 2 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Results
In 2024/25, 42% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% 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 | |||
| ▼42% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113483)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113483), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113483)
Before September 2019
Jan 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113483)
Nov 2013Requires 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 113483)
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 12
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied