Shakespeare Primary School | School performance

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

398

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

398

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

398

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 05/11/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityPlymouth

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Shakespeare Primary School · Primary · Plymouth

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

50%

-13pp

68%59%50%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

+4pp

9%6%2%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

65%

Reading higher standard

17%

Writing expected standard

67%

Writing higher standard

13%

Maths expected standard

54%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

70%

SPAG expected standard

54%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

99.0

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

398

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

11%

FSM eligible

46%

SEN

24%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

400 Honicknowle Lane, Honicknowle, Plymouth, PL5 3JU

Local authority

Plymouth

Website

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

Telephone

01752312048

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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	50%	9%	65%	17%	67%	13%	54%	9%	70%	54%	102.0	99.0	101.0	—	—	—	24%	398
2023/24	63%	5%	71%	23%	70%	11%	70%	16%	73%	68%	104.0	103.0	102.0	—	—	—	18%	410
2022/23	68%	5%	78%	31%	69%	8%	78%	19%	75%	71%	105.0	103.0	104.0	+2.70	+1.90	+2.10	14%	433
2018/19	54%	2%	61%	11%	68%	11%	77%	14%	75%	70%	101.0	104.0	104.0	+0.30	+0.80	+2.60	11%	439

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	398	20.4	24%	11%	46%	7%	19%
2023/24	410	19.6	18%	8%	44%	7%	17%
2022/23	433	19.5	14%	8%	43%	7%	20%
2021/22	433	19.8	11%	7%	45%	10%	34%
2020/21	433	21.0	12%	5%	38%	—	—
2018/19	439	20.8	11%	3%	40%	5%	13%