Widewell Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 20 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Plymouth
Unique reference
139289
Address
Lulworth Drive, Roborough, Widewell Primary School, PL6 7ER

Pupils

Number of Pupils
214 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
54.2%
Girls
45.8%
First language not English
10.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.2%
Persistent absence
12.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 65.9%
Unclassified 19.6%
Mixed 4.6%
Other 2.8%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other White 1.4%
Indian 1.4%
African 1.4%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-2
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAverage-2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Widewell Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
12
8
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
5
3
2
Reception, Full-time
28
16
12
Year 1
28
11
17
Year 2
30
21
9
Year 3
29
9
20
Year 4
30
22
8
Year 5
25
11
14
Year 6
27
15
12
Year 2024-2025

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