Drake Primary Academy | School performance

55%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

171

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

55%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

171

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

55%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

171

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/09/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityPlymouth

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio11.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Drake Primary Academy · Primary · Plymouth

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

55%

-11pp

67%57%46%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 55%

RWM higher standard

0pp

15%9%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

66%

Reading higher standard

17%

Writing expected standard

69%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

66%

Maths higher standard

10%

Science expected standard

72%

SPAG expected standard

62%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

100.0

GPS scaled score

101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

171

Pupil : teacher ratio

11.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

43%

SEN

29%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

20%

Contact

Address

1 Johnston Terrace Ope, Keyham, Plymouth, PL2 2EN

Local authority

Plymouth

Website

www.drakeacademy.org

Telephone

01752567649

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	55%	3%	66%	17%	69%	3%	66%	10%	72%	62%	102.0	100.0	101.0	—	—	—	29%	171
2023/24	66%	3%	76%	17%	69%	3%	79%	14%	79%	72%	105.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	24%	173
2022/23	63%	11%	74%	30%	81%	19%	78%	19%	81%	70%	106.0	105.0	105.0	+1.90	+3.10	+1.40	20%	178
2018/19	46%	7%	54%	7%	68%	18%	54%	25%	71%	71%	99.0	101.0	104.0	-2.40	+1.00	-1.90	20%	199
2017/18	67%	15%	78%	30%	70%	22%	85%	30%	85%	78%	104.0	105.0	106.0	+0.20	+0.40	+1.50	—	200

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	171	19.9	29%	8%	43%	6%	20%
2023/24	173	20.1	24%	6%	41%	7%	21%
2022/23	178	20.7	20%	7%	34%	7%	24%
2021/22	187	19.5	18%	8%	39%	8%	29%
2020/21	195	20.3	18%	8%	37%	—	—
2018/19	199	18.6	20%	7%	29%	4%	10%
2017/18	—	21.5	—	—	—	4%	12%