Old Priory Junior Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Plymouth·PL7 1QN
Composite score
52.8
Compare Old Priory Junior Academy with another school
#6,284
National rank
#598
In South West
#29
In Plymouth
Top 42%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
65%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

Legacy framework · Read full report ↗

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Last place offered lived
5.43 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 8739 m

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
162
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
30.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£4,451
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Location

About Old Priory Junior Academy

Old Priory Junior Academy is a primary school in Plymouth, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 162 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 5.43 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 30.0 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

Compare Old Priory Junior Academy with another school