Goosewell Primary Academy

State-Funded School

goosewell-primary-academy-plymouth-south-west

South WestRegion

PlymouthLocal Authority

South West DevonConstituency

PL9 9HDPostcode

6.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 394 pupils. Goosewell Primary Academy is part of Reach South Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

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: 63%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

394

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 394
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Reach South Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Jan 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.