Pilgrim Primary Academy | School performance

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

376

Pupils · 2024/25

48%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

376

Pupils · 2024/25

48%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

376

Pupils · 2024/25

48%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 12/03/2013

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityPlymouth

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Pilgrim 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

70%

+15pp

80%62%44%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 70%

RWM higher standard

+4pp

8%6%4%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

80%

Reading higher standard

25%

Writing expected standard

85%

Writing higher standard

15%

Maths expected standard

77%

Maths higher standard

18%

Science expected standard

82%

SPAG expected standard

72%

SPAG higher standard

28%

Reading scaled score

104.0

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

376

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

48%

FSM eligible

41%

SEN

35%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Oxford Street, Plymouth, PL1 5BQ

Local authority

Plymouth

Website

https://www.pilgrimprimary.org/

Telephone

01752225319

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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	70%	8%	80%	25%	85%	15%	77%	18%	82%	72%	104.0	104.0	105.0	—	—	—	35%	376
2023/24	55%	4%	59%	25%	76%	12%	71%	16%	71%	59%	103.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	27%	390
2022/23	51%	7%	54%	22%	73%	14%	71%	22%	68%	66%	102.0	102.0	102.0	+0.90	+2.90	+1.20	27%	396
2018/19	44%	7%	48%	11%	59%	7%	81%	19%	81%	74%	100.0	105.0	107.0	-1.40	-2.50	+2.80	24%	343
2017/18	80%	8%	80%	32%	92%	12%	92%	28%	96%	96%	106.0	107.0	111.0	+0.90	+1.30	+3.30	—	315

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	376	18.7	35%	48%	41%	4%	9%
2023/24	390	19.8	27%	35%	47%	6%	14%
2022/23	396	19.4	27%	35%	49%	7%	19%
2021/22	374	19.0	29%	32%	47%	7%	20%
2020/21	359	18.5	25%	31%	49%	—	—
2018/19	343	19.3	24%	33%	45%	4%	8%
2017/18	—	18.6	—	—	—	4%	10%