Pomphlett Primary School, Plymouth

From the headteacher's welcome: "A warm welcome to Pomphlett Primary School, where all pupils thrive with a true sense of belonging in a wonderful school community. Pomphlett Primary is a member of the Learning Academies Trust (LAT) and is passionate about ensuring all our pupils achieve and flourish during their school journey with us."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, cricket, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, basketball and swimming.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Pomphlett Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Plymouth and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 95% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Pomphlett Primary School as their first choice and 83 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 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 Pomphlett Primary School are Morley Meadow Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Oreston Community Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 64% maths); Goosewell Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 86% reading, 74% maths); and Prince Rock Primary School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 90% maths).

Pomphlett Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Pomphlett Primary 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.

11.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Plymouth Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bedford Road (e-bound), 190 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Pomphlett Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 55 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Plymouth (196).

In 2024/25, Pomphlett Primary School issued 25 suspensions, 6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Pomphlett Primary School are Plymstock School (0.3 miles) and Coombe Dean School (1 mile).