Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School
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Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School is a converter academy in Plymouth for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 165 pupils and room for 180. About 26 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 34 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 46% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Roman Way, Higher St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 2DT01752 365410plaistowhill.org.ukMrs Sharon Burnett headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 28 April 2022 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
105 places were empty (50% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have grown by 12% since 2021/22.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Plymouth council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 21.5 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 28.5 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (17), Moderate learning difficulty (7), emotional and mental health (4), Severe learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 165 | 141 | 130 | 122 | 130 | 135 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 27% | 29% | 26% | 34% | 29% | 30% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 7% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 11% | 12% | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 5.8% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 8.3% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.8% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 3.5% | 3.2% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 18.1% | 19.5% | 13.3% | 30.9% | 6.5% | 9.4% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy | Academy | 110 m | 55 | Not inspected | 7 | Compare |
| Marine Academy Primary | Free school | 370 m | 506 | Outstanding 2022 | 99 | Compare |
| Ernesettle Community School | Academy | 900 m | 587 | Outstanding 2019 | 89 | Compare |
| Victoria Road Primary | Academy | 900 m | 172 | No overall grade 2025 | 10 | Compare |
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 136 | Good 2022 | 14 | Compare |
| Knowle Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 275 | Report card 2026 | 34 | Compare |
| Weston Mill Community Primary Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 184 | No overall grade 2024 | 2 | Compare |
| Shakespeare Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 381 | No overall grade 2024 | 33 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School with the 50 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 34 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 34% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 15 to 63. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 17% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 4.4 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | -0.09 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | below | -0.13 | 2024/25; 94 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School a good school?
The figures are weak. Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School scores 34 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 46% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 15 to 63, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 28 April 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School have?
165 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 92% full.
Is Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 105 places were empty in 2024/25 (50% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School?
Pupils were in school 94.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 18% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School?
The average class had 25.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 17% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Roman Way, Higher St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 2DT
- Telephone
- 01752 365410
- Website
- www.plaistowhill.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Burnett
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Learning Academies Trust (18 schools)
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Ward
- St Budeaux
- Constituency
- Plymouth Moor View
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2018 (academy converter)
- URN
- 145655 · LAESTAB 8792668 · UKPRN 10067257
- Formerly
- Plaistow Hill Infant and Nursery School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.