Prince Rock Primary School, Plymouth

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Prince Rock Primary School. It is my pleasure to welcome you and your child to our school. We believe that every child has enormous potential and that if we work together, we can achieve great things. This is reflected in our motto: Believe you can. Together we will."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Prince Rock Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Plymouth and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 73% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Prince Rock Primary School as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 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 Prince Rock Primary School are Salisbury Road Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 88% reading, 81% maths); Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Lipson Vale Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 67% maths); and Oreston Community Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 69% reading, 64% maths).

Prince Rock Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Prince Rock 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.

28.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (60%), Black (9%) and Asian (7%).

In 2026, 61 pupils (15.1%) received SEN support and 9 (2.2%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

Prince Rock Primary School had 26 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Plymouth Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grenville Road (ne-bound), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Prince Rock Primary School 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 483 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, Prince Rock Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Prince Rock Primary School are Lipson Co-operative Academy (0.7 miles), Plymouth High School for Girls (1 mile) and Plymstock School (1.4 miles).