Whitleigh Community Primary School
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Plymouth, PL5 4AA
- Distance
- 0.0km away
Whitleigh Community Primary School
Lancaster Gardens, Whitleigh, Plymouth, PL5 4AA
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
School history and successor
Closed on 31 August 2026 and continues as Whitleigh Community Primary School (URN 149690) (opened 1 September 2026). Its page carries this history forward.
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 52.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 2.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 60.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 69.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 75.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 60.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 102.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 102.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 102.0
- Cohort Size
- 48
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 346
- Boys
- 154 (49%)
- Girls
- 159 (51%)
- Capacity
- 420 (75% full)
- SEND
- 29.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 45.0%
- EAL
- 10.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.9%
- SEN Support
- 26.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,714/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 84.2%
- White Other: 6.7%
- Black African: 3.2%
- Other: 2.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Asian Indian: 0.3%
84.2%
White British
6.7%
White Other
3.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 132215
- UKPRN
- 10069451
- Establishment No.
- 2729
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