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Mayflower Academy

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

personMr David Sammels

corporate_fareLEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onPlymouth, PL2 2NJ

language Visit Website phone 1752365730

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

454

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Expected Standard

84%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Mayflower Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Plymouth, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 7% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Mayflower Academy is an academy sponsor led in Plymouth, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 440 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #1 of 66 primaries in Plymouth and #81 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

84%

LA 61%

Reading92% LA 71%

Writing90% LA 70%

Maths95% LA 70%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading84% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing92% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading84% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths88% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA -0.3

2.2 to 5.5

3.6

Write

LA 0.3

2.1 to 5.2

4.5

Maths

LA -0.2

2.9 to 6.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading82% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.2

0.4 to 3.7

3.2

Write

LA -0.5

1.7 to 4.7

3.9

Maths

LA 0.0

2.5 to 5.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 58%

Reading88% LA 68%

Writing88% LA 71%

Maths93% LA 68%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.5

Read

LA 0.0

3.9 to 7.1

3.3

Write

LA 0.0

1.8 to 4.8

6.3

Maths

LA -0.1

4.9 to 7.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 December 2023

Inspection Report

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03 December 2019

Inspection Report

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21 September 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-09-21

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2012-11-28

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 440 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	440	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	428	2	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	455	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	458	11	2.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	446	2	0.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	451	4	0.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	454	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	443	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	458	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	445	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	444	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	442	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	446	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	439	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	425	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	425	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	423	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	433	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	425	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	416	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	439	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	433	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	433	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	422	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	411	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 67 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 25 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils