Goosewell Primary Academy | School performance

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

404

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

404

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

404

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/12/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityPlymouth

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Goosewell Primary Academy · Primary · Plymouth

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

71%

+8pp

71%57%43%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 71%

RWM higher standard

-2pp

13%7%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

86%

Reading higher standard

34%

Writing expected standard

74%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

74%

Maths higher standard

22%

Science expected standard

81%

SPAG expected standard

71%

SPAG higher standard

24%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

404

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

16%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Goosewell Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 9HD

Local authority

Plymouth

Website

http://www.goosewell.plymouth.sch.uk

Telephone

01752482960

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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	71%	5%	86%	34%	74%	5%	74%	22%	81%	71%	106.0	104.0	105.0	—	—	—	15%	404
2023/24	63%	7%	82%	37%	78%	10%	79%	29%	72%	74%	107.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	14%	419
2022/23	64%	13%	88%	36%	71%	19%	78%	29%	86%	74%	108.0	105.0	106.0	+1.40	+0.10	+0.60	14%	434
2018/19	58%	6%	66%	19%	73%	9%	75%	20%	69%	82%	102.0	104.0	105.0	-1.20	-1.20	-0.10	18%	560
2017/18	43%	0%	65%	19%	60%	5%	56%	10%	77%	70%	102.0	100.0	103.0	-1.20	-2.10	-2.20	—	589
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	22%	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	404	21.2	15%	5%	16%	5%	12%
2023/24	419	21.4	14%	4%	15%	6%	17%
2022/23	434	21.4	14%	5%	14%	6%	16%
2021/22	463	21.7	14%	4%	14%	7%	22%
2020/21	490	24.3	13%	4%	14%	—	—
2018/19	560	23.8	18%	4%	13%	4%	9%
2017/18	—	23.7	—	—	—	4%	9%
2016/17	601	—	22%	4%	16%	4%	6%