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Salisbury Road Primary School

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

personMrs Ciara Moran

corporate_fareLEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onPlymouth, PL4 8QZ

language Visit Website phone 1752660566

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

401

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Expected Standard

76%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Salisbury Road Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Plymouth, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Salisbury Road Primary School is an academy converter in Plymouth, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 408 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #11 of 66 primaries in Plymouth and #1,274 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. 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

76%

LA 61%

Reading88% LA 71%

Writing79% LA 70%

Maths81% LA 70%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading77% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading77% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.1

Read

LA -0.3

1.7 to 4.5

2.7

Write

LA 0.3

1.3 to 4.0

2.6

Maths

LA -0.2

1.2 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading70% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.2

-2.7 to 0.1

-1.7

Write

LA -0.5

-3.0 to -0.4

-0.6

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.8 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%

Reading69% LA 68%

Writing69% LA 71%

Maths73% LA 68%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA 0.0

-3.7 to -0.5

-2.8

Write

LA 0.0

-4.3 to -1.3

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.4 to -0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 September 2023

Inspection Report

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01 October 2019

Inspection Report

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10 November 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-10-01

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-10-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-11-22

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 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 408 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, 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)	408	3	0.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	404	1	0.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	387	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	381	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	369	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	407	2	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	401	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	392	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	405	8	2.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	405	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	409	8	2.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	442	6	1.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	437	2	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	441	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	486	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	486	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	479	2	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	508	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	517	7	1.4%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	522	4	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	513	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	514	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	509	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	509	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	512	0	0.0%	0.4%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils