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Mount Wise Community Primary School

Plymouth, PL1 4LAPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2022
KS2 Results
51%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
24 1st-choice / 24 places
Ranking
#10,464
of 13,686 nationally

About Mount Wise Community Primary School

Mount Wise Community Primary School in Plymouth sits in a tricky spot when you compare its headline metrics against the local authority average for primary schools. The LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 is 63 per cent, but Mount Wise’s figure is 51 per cent — a gap of 12 percentage points. That places the school 51st out of 65 primaries in Plymouth, putting it in the bottom half of the LA table. On the other hand, the school’s reading average scaled score of 103 is solid, and its maths average of 100 is exactly in line with the national benchmark. So while the combined headline figure lags behind, individual subject scores tell a more mixed story. The school also has a very high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 49.3 per cent, well above the national average, which provides important context for its results.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressJames Street, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL1 4LA
HeadteacherAnnmarie Allchurch
Local AuthorityPlymouth
Number of Pupils258
Free School Meals (FSM)49.3%
School Capacity258 / 246 (105% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Apr 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (28 Apr 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 16 Dec 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Sensory RoomArt StudiosPlaying FieldsLibraryForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

TennisRoundersFootballNetballDance

Clubs & Activities

CodingChoirDramaEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Mount Wise Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.