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Weston Mill Community Primary Academy

Academy converter · Plymouth · PL2 2EL

Ages 2–11 · 184 pupils · Plymouth

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

26%

Overall absence

9.8%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-05

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)26%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
98.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)33.5%
Unauthorised3.8%
Authorised absence
6.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.8%
Enrolments in measure
176

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

15

Places offered

16

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
39
Preferred offers (top 3)
16
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill44%

184 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
184
Boys / girls
95 / 89
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
184 / 420 (44%)
Free school meals
53.1%
FSM pupils
85
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

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: DISCOVERY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
DISCOVERY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Emma Lenszner

Location

Address
Ferndale Road
Postcode
PL2 2EL
Town
Plymouth
County
Devon
Local authority
Plymouth
District
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Moor View
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 Plymouth, Plymouth, 184 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 53.1%.

Open schools in Plymouth
113
Primary schools in Plymouth
76
Academies among open schools in Plymouth
71% (80)
Open schools in PL2
11
Primary in PL2
9
Open schools in Plymouth LA
107
Primary in Plymouth LA
69

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM34.5%
    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM40.0%
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    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM44.9%
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    • Absence9.1%
    • FSM56.2%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Riverside Community Primary School

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    • Absence6.4%
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  • Marine Academy Primary

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    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM21.7%
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  • Ford Primary School

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    • KS242%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM42.1%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Emma Lenszner
Telephone
01752365250
Website
www.westonmill.plymouth.sch.uk/

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