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St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School

URN
147277
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School
URN
147277
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

86 / 100

Excellent

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#10 of 57 schools in Plymouth

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very 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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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • 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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
11 December 2023
Inspection date
1 November 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 11 December 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 11 December 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)

18

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

34

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

18

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.89×

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.plymptonstmaryinfants.com

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Plymouth to reach your council's application system.

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 %

Not published

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

Not published

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

Not published

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

Not published

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

PL7 1QW - 8 Market Road, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon

Contact details

Address
8 Market Road, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon
Postcode
PL7 1QW
Phone
1752337912
Website
www.plymptonstmaryinfants.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 11 December 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 11 December 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 11 December 2023

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 11 December 2023

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    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    11 December 20231 November 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 11 December 2023
    • Good

      Published
      11 December 2023
      Inspected
      1 November 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      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

    52.9%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 18

    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
    Plympton St Mary's CofE Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    St Mary's Priory Junior School229 mPrimaryOpen
    Old Priory Junior School229 mPrimaryClosed
    Oaklands School558 mNot applicableClosed
    Hele's School568 mSecondaryClosed
    Hele's School568 mSecondaryOpen
    Ridgeway School646 mSecondaryClosed
    Plympton Academy646 mSecondaryOpen
    Boringdon Primary School722 mPrimaryOpen
    Boringdon Primary School722 mPrimaryClosed
    • Plympton St Mary's CofE Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Mary's Priory Junior School
      Distance
      229 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Old Priory Junior School
      Distance
      229 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Oaklands School
      Distance
      558 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Plymouth)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Austin Farm AcademyPrimaryPL6 5XQOpen
    Austin Farm Primary SchoolPrimaryPL6 5XQClosed
    Barne Barton Community SchoolPrimaryPL5 1JHClosed
    Beechwood Primary AcademyPrimaryPL6 6DXOpen
    Beechwood Primary SchoolPrimaryPL6 6DXClosed
    • Austin Farm Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PL6 5XQ
      Status
      Open
    • 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
    Hele's School
    Distance
    568 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hele's School
    Distance
    568 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Ridgeway School
    Distance
    646 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Plympton Academy
    Distance
    646 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Boringdon Primary School
    Distance
    722 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Boringdon Primary School
    Distance
    722 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    PL6 6DX
    Status
    Closed