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Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery

Mary Dean Avenue, Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, PL5 4LS

Local ranking64th of 69 primary schools in Plymouth
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

350

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 22 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
27.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
57.0%
Writing (Expected)
41.0%
Maths (Expected)
45.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
50.0%
Reading avg scaled score
101.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
98.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
100.0
Cohort Size
44

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
302
Boys
143 (47%)
Girls
159 (53%)
Capacity
350 (86% full)
SEND
20.9%
FSM Eligible
19.3%
EAL
3.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.3%
SEN Support
19.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
13.9
Budget per Pupil
£6,242/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 91.4%
  • Asian Indian: 2.3%
  • Black African: 2.3%
  • White Other: 1.3%
  • Mixed Other: 1.0%
  • Other: 0.7%
  • White Irish: 0.3%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%

91.4%

White British

2.3%

Asian Indian

2.3%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
150116
UKPRN
10093302
Establishment No.
3161
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