Marine Academy PrimaryVictoria Road Primary

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

Summary of the comparison

Marine Academy Primary and Victoria Road Primary are primary schools in Plymouth.

  • Marine Academy Primary scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Victoria Road Primary scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Marine Academy Primary is ahead on our composite score.

  • Marine Academy Primary was judged Outstanding and Victoria Road Primary was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 88.0% for Marine Academy Primary and 44.0% for Victoria Road Primary.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Marine Academy Primary (80.0% in 2022-23, 88.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Victoria Road Primary (21.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Marine Academy Primary versus Victoria Road Primary compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PlymouthMarine Academy PrimaryPlymouthVictoria Road PrimaryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA85/100Stronger figureF37/100
Local ranking1st of 69 in Plymouth Stronger figure61st of 69 in Plymouth
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll522 181
Capacity518 210
LocationPlymouth, PL5 2AF Plymouth, PL5 1RH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard88.0% Stronger figure44.0% 62.0%
At higher standard22.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure100.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census522 181
Free school meals (ever 6)26.8% 55.4%
English as an additional language6.1% 6.1%
SEN support15.5% 22.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% Stronger figure6.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.8% Stronger figure18.8% 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.

Marine Academy Primary

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