Weston Mill Community Primary Academy, Plymouth

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:00am.

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Weston Mill Community Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Plymouth and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 52% in reading and 32% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 12 families put Weston Mill Community Primary Academy as their first choice and 25 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 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 Weston Mill Community Primary Academy are Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 61% maths); Mayflower Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 95% maths); Drake Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 66% reading, 66% maths); and Victoria Road Primary (0.6 miles, Good, 56% reading, 64% maths).

Weston Mill Community Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Weston Mill Community Primary Academy is one of 3 schools run by Discovery Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

18 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Weston Mill Community Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 72% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (89%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (50%).

53.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 45 pupils (24.5%) received SEN support and 6 (3.3%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Weston Mill Community Primary Academy had 11 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 Keyham Rail Station, about 670 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Camels Head School (se-bound), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Weston Mill Community Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Weston Mill Community Primary Academy issued 32 suspensions, 15.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Weston Mill Community Primary Academy are Marine Academy Plymouth (0.7 miles), All Saints Church of England Academy (1 mile), Devonport High School for Girls (1.2 miles) and Torpoint Community College (1.8 miles).