Morice Town Primary Academy, Plymouth

In its own words: "Your child may have come home talking about ROARR recently. ROARR stands for Morice Town's learning dispositions: Children who display positive learning dispositions are most likely to do well at school."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Please feel free to contact the school directly with any queries or if you wish to organise a visit."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Morice Town Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Plymouth and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 75% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Morice Town Primary Academy as their first choice and 23 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 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 Morice Town Primary Academy are College Road Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 74% reading, 84% maths); Drake Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 66% reading, 66% maths); Marlborough Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 76% maths); and Stoke Damerel Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 75% maths).

Morice Town Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Morice Town Primary Academy is one of 20 schools run by Reach South Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

45.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 31 pupils (17.5%) received SEN support and 4 (2.3%) 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 Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station, about 180 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Keat Street (s-bound), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Morice Town Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 498 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Plymouth (196), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Morice Town Primary Academy issued 2 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Morice Town Primary Academy are UTC Plymouth (0.2 miles), Scott Medical and Healthcare College (0.8 miles), Stoke Damerel Community College (0.8 miles) and Devonport High School for Boys (0.8 miles).