Shaugh Prior Primary School
Shaugh Prior, Plymouth, PL7 5HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leanne Penhallurick
- Federation
- Exe Valley & Moorsway Federation
- Constituency
- South West Devon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 2
- URN
- 113262
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752837375
About this school
Shaugh Prior Primary School is a community primary school in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 2 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Shaugh Prior Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 29 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shaugh Prior Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 13.8% | 2 | — |
| Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 14.8% | 416 | 2.4 miles |
| Meavy Church of England Primary School | 59% | 3.4% | 7.5% | 90 | 2.5 miles |
| Widewell Primary Academy | 63% | 4.8% | 19.8% | 228 | 3.0 miles |
| Thornbury Primary School | 56% | 4.9% | 15.3% | 279 | 3.1 miles |
| Oakwood Primary Academy | 49% | 7.7% | 33% | 235 | 3.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.79%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Meavy Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Yelverton
-
Widewell Primary Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Thornbury Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Oakwood Primary Academy3.3 miles
Primary · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
- Austin Farm Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary Academy Primary
- Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School Primary
- Boringdon Primary School Primary
- Chaddlewood Primary School Primary
- College Road Primary School Primary
- Compton CofE Primary School Primary
- Drake Primary Academy Primary
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Primary
- Elburton Primary School Primary
- Ernesettle Community School Primary
- Ford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Shaugh Prior Primary School teach?
- Shaugh Prior Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Shaugh Prior Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shaugh Prior Primary School is Mrs Leanne Penhallurick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shaugh Prior Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shaugh Prior Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Shaugh Prior Primary School?
- Shaugh Prior Primary School has 2 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Shaugh Prior Primary School full?
- Shaugh Prior Primary School has capacity for 56 pupils and 2 on roll (4%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shaugh Prior Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shaugh Prior Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shaugh Prior Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shaugh Prior Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Shaugh Prior Primary School?
- Shaugh Prior Primary School is part of the Exe Valley & Moorsway Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Shaugh Prior Primary School's absence rate?
- Shaugh Prior Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shaugh Prior Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shaugh Prior Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.