Marine Academy Primary

Marine Academy Primary has demonstrated outstanding performance across all inspection areas, achieving exceptional results in education quality, behavior and attitudes, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The school's leadership sets high expectations and is committed to fostering an environment where all pupils can thrive as lifelong learners. Pupils display exemplary behavior and are actively engaged in their learning, feeling safe and supported by their teachers. Both parents and pupils express high levels of satisfaction with the school's efforts and educational offerings.

Strengths

• Exceptional leadership with a focus on high expectations.
• Outstanding curriculum that enriches learning through diverse experiences.
• Strong emphasis on reading and effective phonics teaching.
• Impeccable pupil behavior and attitudes towards learning.
• Inclusive practices for pupils with SEND, ensuring equal access to the curriculum.
• Robust personal development program integrated into school decisions.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Marine Academy Primary attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Marine Academy Primary were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Marine Academy Primary had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.8% of pupils at Marine Academy Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Marine Academy Primary received £6,234 and spent £6,308 for each of its 522 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £356,000 (£681 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,641 and spending £7,750 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Plymouth · Plymouth local authority: places and applications

Marine Academy Primary is part of The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Marine Academy Plymouth Plymouth
• All Saints Church of England Academy Plymouth
• Lipson Co-operative Academy Plymouth
• Tor Bridge High Plymouth
• Matford Brook Academy Exeter
• Queen Elizabeth's Crediton
• West Exe School Exeter
• Exwick Heights Primary School Exeter
• Isca Academy Exeter
• Exmouth Community College Exmouth

What is Marine Academy Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Marine Academy Primary is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Marine Academy Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

Marine Academy Primary was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Marine Academy Primary have?

Marine Academy Primary has 506 pupils on roll.

What age range does Marine Academy Primary cover?

Marine Academy Primary for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Marine Academy Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Marine Academy Primary?

Marine Academy Primary is at Trevithick Road, St. Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2AF.