High Street Primary Academy

High Street Primary Academy has made significant progress since its previous inspection, improving from an inadequate rating to good in all areas. The school is characterized by high expectations for student learning and behaviour, supported by a strong sense of community among pupils, staff, and parents. Pupils are engaged in their education and exhibit positive behaviours, which contributes to a supportive learning environment. Leaders have established a curriculum that is ambitious and carefully structured, ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs, are able to thrive and make progress.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupils' learning and behaviour.
• Strong community involvement from parents and staff.
• Pupils demonstrate determination and excitement for learning.
• Effective 'manners curriculum' teaching pupils proper communication.
• Ambitious curriculum tailored to local and global opportunities.
• Frequent assessments allow for adaptive learning strategies.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND to access the curriculum.
• Rapid progress in early years with effective parental engagement.
• Pupils feel safe and understand the importance of safeguarding.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle to recall prior learning, hindering new knowledge acquisition.
• Persistent absenteeism remains a concern, impacting learning opportunities.

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 High Street Primary Academy attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.9% 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, 4.6% of pupils at High Street Primary Academy 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 High Street Primary Academy had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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 High Street Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 High Street Primary Academy received £11,336 and spent £10,968 for each of its 151 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £284,000 (£1,878 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Reach South Academy Trust, income was £10,522 and spending £10,515 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

High Street Primary Academy is part of Reach South Academy Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Millbay Academy Plymouth
• Stoke Damerel Primary Academy Plymouth
• Stuart Road Primary Academy Plymouth
• Pilgrim Primary Academy Plymouth
• UTC Plymouth Plymouth
• Marlborough Primary Academy Plymouth
• Morice Town Primary Academy Plymouth
• Drake Primary Academy Plymouth
• Courtlands School Plymouth
• Mount Tamar School Plymouth

What is High Street Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for High Street Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was High Street Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

High Street Primary Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does High Street Primary Academy have?

High Street Primary Academy has 214 pupils on roll.

What age range does High Street Primary Academy cover?

High Street Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is High Street Primary Academy?

High Street Primary Academy is at High Street, Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3SJ.