Primary school

Mount Wise Community Primary School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Plymouth
  • PL1 4LA
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,495 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 83%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 5%5% · 2016/172017/18: top 95%2018/19: top 10%2022/23: top 73%2023/24: top 76%2024/25: top 83%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM49% · South West 62%2/10 Well below South West−76.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · South West 6%3/10 Below−22.3 pts
Reading score102 · South West 1051/10 Well below South West−43.6 pts
Maths score99 · South West 1041/10 Well below South West−73.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 22 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 88% · 25 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 38% · 29 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 85% · 34 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 52% · 25 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 51% · 37 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 49% · 39 pupils · South West 62%88%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 22 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 8% · 25 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 3% · 29 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 9% · 34 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 25 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 3% · 37 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 3% · 39 pupils · South West 6%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 22 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 107 · 25 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 100 · 29 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 105 · 34 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 25 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 103 · 37 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 102 · 39 pupils · South West 105107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 22 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 107 · 25 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 98 · 29 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 107 · 34 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 99 · 25 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 100 · 37 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 99 · 39 pupils · South West 10410798No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
15 of 15 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1515
2nd80
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026248
Free school meals (past 6 years)52.3%
First language not English20.5%
SEN support15.9%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)9.2%
Persistently absent pupils28.6%

Girls 51.2%Boys 48.8%

100.8% full · 246 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.0
Pupils per adult8.9
  • Classroom teachers 10.4
  • Leadership 3.1
  • Teaching assistants 12.4
  • Other support 4

Teachers 13.5 FTE · Whole workforce 30 · 43 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,283
Spend per pupil£7,799
Staff spend per pupil£6,115
Reserve per pupil£37
  • +£9,000revenue reserve
  • +£118,000in-year balance

Grants £8,312 · self-generated £66 · premises £427 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST (18 academies) · trust reserve £5,171,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it