Pennycross Primary School

State-Funded School

pennycross-primary-school-plymouth-south-west

South WestRegion

PlymouthLocal Authority

Plymouth Moor ViewConstituency

PL2 3RLPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Pennycross Primary School 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 402 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 46%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

402

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 402
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 18 November 2021. 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
9 Jan 2017	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.