Shaugh Prior Primary SchoolWidewell Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Shaugh Prior Primary School and Widewell Primary Academy are primary schools in Plymouth.

  • Shaugh Prior Primary School scores 22 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Widewell Primary Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Widewell Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Shaugh Prior Primary School was judged in need of attention and Widewell Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Widewell Primary Academy (41.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Shaugh Prior Primary School versus Widewell Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PlymouthShaugh Prior Primary SchoolPlymouthWidewell Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF22/100D51/100Stronger figure
Local ranking293rd of 303 in Devon 48th of 69 in Plymouth
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: ExpectedStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll29 214
Capacity56 234
LocationPlymouth, PL7 5HA Plymouth, PL6 7ER
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported63.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported11.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census29 214
Free school meals (ever 6)13.8% 19.8%
English as an additional language3.4% 10.3%
SEN support27.6% 11.7%
SEN with an EHC plan10.3% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% 4.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.3% 10.9% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Shaugh Prior Primary School

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