Hyde Park Infants' School, Plymouth

Ofsted's report card from its 2 June 2026 inspection grades Hyde Park Infants' School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders prioritise attendance and track it carefully."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have significantly improved the early years provision."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders are passionate and highly committed to developing the whole child."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally achieve well across the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have embedded effective teaching strategies based on best practice and research-informed methods."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff know pupils well."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate view of the school's strengths and areas for development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that they carefully check the progress of all pupils who face barriers to their learning with greater accuracy and precision in order to ensure their progress is maximised"; "Leaders must ensure that information about what pupils have learned and can remember is used effectively to adapt future learning in order to successfully build greater knowledge over time"; "In order to ensure the best possible outcomes for all pupils, senior leaders should continue to embed and further expand the skills of others who take lead roles in school. This will ensure a greater level of precision across all areas".

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Hyde Park Infants' School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hyde Park Infants' School are Hyde Park Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 77% reading, 75% maths); Mount Street Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 76% maths); Compton CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 89% reading, 90% maths); and Lipson Vale Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 69% reading, 67% maths).

Hyde Park Infants' School is one of 18 schools run by Learning Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

3.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 26.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (57%), Asian (14%) and Black (14%).

In 2026, 19 pupils (9.8%) received SEN support and 2 (1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Plymouth Rail Station, about 960 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hyde Park Shops (nw-bound), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 675 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Plymouth (196), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Hyde Park Infants' School issued 8 suspensions, 3.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Hyde Park Infants' School are Plymouth High School for Girls (0.4 miles), Devonport High School for Girls (0.8 miles), Lipson Co-operative Academy (0.8 miles) and Scott Medical and Healthcare College (1 mile).