Wembury Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Plymouth · PL9 0EB · Devon
Ages 4–11
- KS269%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM5.7%
- Demand1.00
1.7 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 137664
Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Newton Ferrers Plymouth · PL8 1AS
Ages 2–11 · 125 pupils · Devon
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
42%
Overall absence
4.5%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-02-27
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)42%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 102.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.7%
Unauthorised0.7%
- Authorised absence
- 3.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 94
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
10
Places offered
10
1st-preference offers
10
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 14
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 10
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 1
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill81%
125 pupils · 154 places
- Pupils on roll
- 125
- Boys / girls
- 64 / 61
- School capacity
- 154
- Capacity fill
- 125 / 154 (81%)
- Free school meals
- 8.8%
- FSM pupils
- 10
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- The First Federation Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Penelope Bishop
Location
- Address
- Newton Ferrers, Dillons the Green
- Postcode
- PL8 1AS
- Town
- Newton Ferrers Plymouth
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- Devon
- District
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South West Devon
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Newton Ferrers Plymouth, Devon, 125 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 8.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Exeter.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Plymouth · PL8 2AG · Devon
Ages 4–11
- KS279%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM25.0%
- Demand1.00
2.3 miles away
Yealmpton Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Plymouth · PL8 2HF · Devon
Ages 4–11
- KS253%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM12.7%
- Demand0.95
2.4 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Penelope Bishop
- Telephone
- 01752872630