Elburton Primary SchoolGoosewell Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Plymouth.

Summary of the comparison

Elburton Primary School and Goosewell Primary Academy are primary schools in Plymouth.

  • Elburton Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Goosewell Primary Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Elburton Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Elburton Primary School was judged exceptional and Goosewell Primary Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 77.0% for Elburton Primary School and 71.0% for Goosewell Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Elburton Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Goosewell Primary Academy (64.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Elburton Primary School versus Goosewell Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PlymouthElburton Primary SchoolPlymouthGoosewell Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking6th of 69 in Plymouth Stronger figure35th of 69 in Plymouth
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll464 404
Capacity428 630
LocationPlymouth, PL9 8HJ Plymouth, PL9 9HD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard77.0% Stronger figure71.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census464 404
Free school meals (ever 6)5.5% 16.1%
English as an additional language1.7% 5.4%
SEN support11.4% 10.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.7% Stronger figure12.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Elburton Primary School

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