Stoke Damerel Primary Academy, Plymouth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at teaching your child to read and write with confidence and enjoyment from the earliest years. Every child receives the support they need to succeed, including those with additional needs through specialist provisions like The Bird's Nest. Parents particularly appreciate the school's flexibility, pastoral care, and the way leaders create a caring, inclusive community where all children can thrive.
Key Strengths
- Highly effective teaching of phonics and reading, with pupils achieving above average outcomes
- Strong early years provision with excellent parent engagement through forest school
- Effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, with narrowing attainment gaps
- Well-established routines in literacy and numeracy across the school
- Excellent handwriting standards practiced daily across all ages
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' knowledge in wider curriculum subjects lacks depth and pupils struggle to retain learning over time
- Leaders do not have a full picture of pupils' day-to-day behaviour experiences across the school
- Some pupils continue to experience disruption and unkind behaviours
- Lack of precision in evaluating the impact of support provided to disadvantaged pupils over time
- Teaching in personal development and wellbeing topics (religions, British values) is mixed with inconsistent pupil understanding
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and all legal requirements are fulfilled.
Extracurricular Activities
Forest school, school council, eco council, Year 6 play leaders, Equity Council, cinema visits for service children, poppy sale for Remembrance
Stoke Damerel Primary Academy is a school where children get off to an excellent start in the early years and develop into confident readers and writers. The school has made marked improvements in key stage 2 attainment, particularly in writing, and provides strong support for pupils with additional needs.
At a Glance
22.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 72%. Maths has remained stable at around 75%. Writing has improved from 80% to 85%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
387 pupils
420 capacity
33 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Plymouth
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Plymouth
Admissions Demand - Plymouth
Places available
3,262
Applications
2,358
Got 1st preference
96.8%
Got preferred school
99.6%
Primary admissions across Plymouth (2025/26)
Inspection History(14)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.55916%
Overall absence
10.82621%
Persistent absence
351
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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