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Austin Farm Academy

URN
141232
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Austin Farm Academy
URN
141232
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

50 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

21

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

36

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
18 September 2023
Inspection date
11 July 2023
Inspection type
Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 18 September 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 18 September 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

13

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

25

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

13

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.92×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Plymouth
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Plymouth)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.austinfarmacademy.com

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

54.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

54.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

62.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

46.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

PL6 5XQ - Delamere Road, Eggbuckland, Plymouth, Devon

Contact details

Address
Delamere Road, Eggbuckland, Plymouth, Devon
Postcode
PL6 5XQ
Phone
1752705367
Website
www.austinfarmacademy.com
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Plymouth
Local authority code
879

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Plymouth.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

107

Closed schools

145

Primary schools

162

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 18 September 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 18 September 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 18 September 2023

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 18 September 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 September 202311 July 2023Schools into Special Measures Visit 3GoodView report for inspection published 18 September 2023
    • Good

      Published
      18 September 2023
      Inspected
      11 July 2023
      Type
      Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    52.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 12

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    49

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary162 (64.8%)
    • Secondary49 (19.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other39 (15.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Austin Farm Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Plym View Primary School667 mPrimaryClosed
    St Edward's CofE Primary School829 mPrimaryOpen
    St Edward's CofE Primary School829 mPrimaryClosed
    High View School917 mPrimaryOpen
    High View School917 mPrimaryClosed
    Highfield Infants' School924 mPrimaryClosed
    Highfield Community School924 mPrimaryClosed
    Highfield Junior School924 mPrimaryClosed
    Burleigh County Secondary School942 mSecondaryClosed
    • Austin Farm Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Plym View Primary School
      Distance
      667 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Edward's CofE Primary School
      Distance
      829 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Edward's CofE Primary School
      Distance
      829 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Plymouth)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Austin Farm Primary SchoolPrimaryPL6 5XQClosed
    Barne Barton Community SchoolPrimaryPL5 1JHClosed
    Beechwood Primary AcademyPrimaryPL6 6DXOpen
    Beechwood Primary SchoolPrimaryPL6 6DXClosed
    Boringdon Primary SchoolPrimaryPL7 4HJOpen
    • Austin Farm Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PL6 5XQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Barne Barton Community School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PL5 1JH
      Status
      Closed
    • Beechwood Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PL6 6DX
      Status
      Open
    • Beechwood Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PL6 6DX
      Status
      Closed
    • Boringdon Primary School
    High View School
    Distance
    917 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • High View School
    Distance
    917 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Highfield Infants' School
    Distance
    924 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Highfield Community School
    Distance
    924 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Highfield Junior School
    Distance
    924 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Burleigh County Secondary School
    Distance
    942 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    PL7 4HJ
    Status
    Open