Wembury Primary School

Wembury Primary School is a small village school that is performing to the expected standard across all areas. Pupils achieve well overall, with outcomes in national tests generally in line with national averages, and they benefit from an ambitious, well-planned curriculum. The early years provision is a particular strength, getting children off to a positive start, and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils are well supported to make secure progress from their starting points. Pupils are happy, attend well and behave positively, and the school's personal development programme helps them develop a strong sense of fairness and respect.

Strengths

• Ambitious and well-planned curriculum that builds skills and knowledge progressively
• Effective early years provision that prioritises language, vocabulary and reading
• Strong support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, enabling secure progress
• Pupils are happy, attend well and behave positively
• Effective safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe and concerns are acted upon
• High-quality personal development programme that promotes British values and wellbeing
• Strong trust and governance support for staff development and workload

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent identification and correction of spelling and handwriting errors, leading to persistent gaps
• Assessment not always precise, with misconceptions sometimes not identified or addressed
• Behaviour policy not consistently applied, leading to low-level disruption and lost learning
• Leaders' monitoring of behaviour incidents lacks rigour, limiting oversight of impact
• Leaders' checks on the impact of initiatives are not always robust, slowing progress
• Limited enrichment opportunities beyond the taught curriculum for all pupils

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 Wembury Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Wembury Primary School 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 Wembury Primary School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% 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, 14.9% of pupils at Wembury Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 Wembury Primary School received £6,060 and spent £6,446 for each of its 190 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £3,000 (-£18 per pupil).

Across all 31 schools of Westcountry Schools Trust, income was £7,571 and spending £7,467 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 · Devon local authority: places and applications

Wembury Primary School is part of Westcountry Schools Trust, which runs 31 schools. The nearest others:

• Coombe Dean School Plymouth
• Plymstock School Plymouth
• Sherford Vale School & Nursery Sherford
• Oreston Community Academy Plymouth
• Morley Meadow Primary School Plymouth
• Yealmpton Primary School Plymouth
• Plympton St Maurice Primary School Plymouth
• Hele's School Plymouth
• Glen Park Primary School Plymouth
• Chaddlewood Primary School Plymouth

What is Wembury Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wembury Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Wembury Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wembury Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Wembury Primary School have?

Wembury Primary School has 194 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wembury Primary School cover?

Wembury Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Wembury Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wembury Primary School?

Wembury Primary School is at Knighton Road, Wembury, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 0EB.