Plympton St Maurice Primary School

About Plympton St Maurice Primary School

Plympton St Maurice Primary School is a state primary in Plymouth that currently educates 186 pupils, operating below its capacity of 210 places. The school serves a community where 18.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure that sits above the national average for primary schools and gives a clear indication of the local demographic. Despite this spare capacity, the school is clearly in demand: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 36 applications for just 15 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.4 to one, with all 15 first-preference applicants offered a spot. This suggests a school that is popular within its immediate catchment but not yet stretched to its full size. The headteacher is Christopher Rickard, and the school has no religious character. Facilities include a library, playing fields, gymnasium, sports hall, art studios and a chapel, while the sports on offer range from netball and tennis to gymnastics, athletics and swimming.

Academically, the school holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, where inspectors noted that standards were maintained. Its previous graded inspection in 2012 also awarded Good overall, with leadership and management rated Good. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which matches the Plymouth local authority average of 63%. However, the school's performance in individual subjects was stronger: 77% reached the expected standard in maths and 73% in reading, with 40% achieving the higher standard in maths and 33% in reading. No pupils reached the higher standard in writing. The average scaled scores were 107 in both reading and maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the 50th percentile for its combined expected standard, placing it 37th out of 65 primary schools in Plymouth.

The school offers a range of SEND provisions, including support for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses, collected between September 2024 and September 2025, show strong satisfaction: 97% of the 38 respondents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 97% felt their child is safe. 87% would recommend the school to other parents. The school runs clubs including chess, eco club, coding and choir. With its oversubscribed status and solid but not exceptional results, this is a school that suits families living close enough to secure a place, particularly those who value a supportive, well-regarded local primary with good SEND support and a strong sense of community. It is not a nursery or boarding school, and has no sixth form.

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