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Marine Academy Primary

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Georgina Reid Nicola Keeler

corporate_fareTHE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onPlymouth, PL5 2AF

language Visit Website phone 1752213939

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2022

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Students

507

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Expected Standard

88%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Marine Academy Primary is a Free schools primary school in Plymouth, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 4% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Marine Academy Primary is a free schools in Plymouth, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 522 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 88% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 22% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #4 of 66 primaries in Plymouth and #271 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 61%

Reading92% LA 71%

Writing88% LA 70%

Maths92% LA 70%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading87% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing92% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading97% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

7.8

Read

LA -0.3

6.1 to 9.4

4.0

Write

LA 0.3

2.5 to 5.6

4.9

Maths

LA -0.2

3.3 to 6.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading76% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.2

-3.3 to 0.2

2.4

Write

LA -0.5

0.8 to 4.1

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.7 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 58%

Reading93% LA 68%

Writing83% LA 71%

Maths90% LA 68%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.2

Read

LA 0.0

4 to 8.4

2.4

Write

LA 0.0

0.3 to 4.5

2.6

Maths

LA -0.1

0.6 to 4.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 March 2022

Inspection Report

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02 June 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2022-03-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2015-06-02

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.8%per term

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National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 522 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	522	4	0.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	505	1	0.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	516	7	1.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	507	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	488	2	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	515	2	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	507	2	0.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	488	2	0.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	523	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	509	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	495	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	484	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	476	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	461	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	467	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	467	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	457	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	482	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	471	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	447	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	437	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	425	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	411	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	299	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	295	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	287	1	0.3%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 37 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 28 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils