Widey Court Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Plymouth·PL6 5JS
Composite score
63.0
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#3,141
National rank
#278
In South West
#13
In Plymouth
Top 21%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
79%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
84%
102 first choices, 89 places
First choices per place
1.15
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
193
any preference, for 89 places
Last place offered lived
1.39 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 2237 m
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9420220.9120231.0420241.0820251.152026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

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.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
605
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
12.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
25.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,496
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Widey Court Primary School

Widey Court Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 605 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 79% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 8.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 21% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Widey Court Primary School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 102 first choices for 89 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.39 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 25.0 pupils per teacher. Widey Court Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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