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EnglandSouth WestPlymouthPL5 4AAWhitleigh Community Primary School
Primary

Whitleigh Community Primary School

Primary

Plymouth · Plymouth · PL5 4AA www.whitleigh-pri.plymouth.sch.uk/

Pupils
346
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
346
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
346
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/12/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPlymouth
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Whitleigh Community Primary School · Primary · Plymouth

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
52%
-2pp
59%53%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
13%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
346
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
45%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Lancaster Gardens, Whitleigh, Plymouth, PL5 4AA
Local authority
Plymouth
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2552%2%60%21%69%2%75%8%79%60%102.0102.0102.029%346
2023/2454%2%67%16%63%5%61%16%72%60%102.0101.0102.029%365
2022/2346%4%63%22%63%11%59%9%72%61%101.0101.0101.0-1.80+0.20-1.4027%389
2018/1959%13%71%30%70%13%70%16%73%75%103.0103.0104.0+0.80-0.80+0.3020%410
2017/1852%4%70%19%75%13%58%6%75%70%102.0101.0102.0+1.50+2.60+0.8025%419
2016/1743%6%49%9%72%6%53%11%83%62%99.0101.0102.0-1.70+1.20-1.1024%417

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2534618.729%10%45%8%22%
2023/2436519.329%8%50%8%23%
2022/2338917.227%8%55%9%26%
2021/2240118.326%8%49%7%26%
2020/2140218.726%8%44%
2018/1941018.020%6%41%5%12%
2017/1841918.125%6%38%5%9%
2016/1741718.124%7%40%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.