Widewell Primary Academy

State-Funded School

widewell-primary-academy-plymouth-south-west

South WestRegion

PlymouthLocal Authority

Plymouth Moor ViewConstituency

PL6 7ERPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Widewell 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 228 pupils. Widewell Primary Academy is part of Learning Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 31 Mar 2026 · published 19 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 70%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

65%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

19%

Pupils

228

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 228
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Learning Academies Trust

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 20 October 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 Nov 2012	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.