Drake Primary Academy

State-Funded School

drake-primary-academy-plymouth-south-west

South WestRegion

PlymouthLocal Authority

Plymouth Sutton and DevonportConstituency

PL2 2ENPostcode

6.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Drake Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Plymouth, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 136 pupils. Drake Primary Academy is part of Reach South Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 6 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 66%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

136

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 136
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Reach South Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Oct 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
7 Sept 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.