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High Street Primary Academy

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

personMrs Stephanie Macdonald

corporate_fareREACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST

location_onPlymouth, PL1 3SJ

language Visit Website phone 1752225649

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

115

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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High Street Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Plymouth, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

High Street Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Plymouth, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 173 pupils on roll, of whom 57% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #45 of 66 primaries in Plymouth and #9,611 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 Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 6.0 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

63%

LA 61%

Reading63% LA 71%

Writing63% LA 70%

Maths63% LA 70%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading90% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading77% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.4

Read

LA -0.3

1.0 to 7.8

2.5

Write

LA 0.3

-0.8 to 5.7

3.2

Maths

LA -0.2

0.0 to 6.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading47% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths47% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.2

-3.5 to 2.2

-1.7

Write

LA -0.5

-4.3 to 0.9

-0.8

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.3 to 1.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 58%

Reading53% LA 68%

Writing47% LA 71%

Maths47% LA 68%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.0

-3.4 to 2.4

0.6

Write

LA 0.0

-2.2 to 3.4

-3.2

Maths

LA -0.1

-5.9 to -0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 July 2023

Inspection Report

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05 May 2021

Inspection Report

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10 February 2021

Inspection Report

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03 November 2020

Inspection Report

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12 November 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-07-03

Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-11-12

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-06-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-06-29

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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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

4.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.9%(5 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 173 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	173	7	4.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	162	13	8.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	145	3	2.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	140	4	2.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	125	2	1.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	129	2	1.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	115	1	0.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	116	1	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	118	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	116	1	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	119	2	1.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	127	1	0.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	116	2	1.7%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	122	4	3.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	141	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	141	1	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	136	1	0.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	152	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	162	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	167	2	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	176	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%

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 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils