Mary Dean's CofE Primary School
Mary Dean Avenue, Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, PL5 4LS
This school is closed (it closed in September 2023).
It was replaced by Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Donna Wilson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Plymouth, Moor View
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 334
- URN
- 113418
- Local authority
- Plymouth
About this school
Mary Dean's CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Plymouth. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 334 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Mary Dean's CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 42 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - |
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 Mary Dean's CofE 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 | Plymouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 54.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Mary Dean's CofE Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 58% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.7% | 17.2% | 334 | — |
| Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery | 27% | 5.5% | 19.3% | 281 | 0.0 miles |
| St Peter's RC Primary School | 41% | 7.6% | 46.4% | 75 | 0.8 miles |
| Woodfield Primary School | 63% | 6.7% | 48.9% | 222 | 0.8 miles |
| Beechwood Primary Academy | 34% | 7.3% | 49% | 249 | 1.0 miles |
| Whitleigh Community Primary School | 52% | 7.9% | 45% | 313 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.2%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
St Peter's RC Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Woodfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Beechwood Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Whitleigh Community Primary School1.1 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 ages does Mary Dean's CofE Primary School teach?
- Mary Dean's CofE Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Plymouth.
- Has Mary Dean's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Mary Dean's CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Mary Dean's CofE Primary School?
- Mary Dean's CofE Primary School had 334 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Mary Dean's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Mary Dean's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mary Dean's CofE 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 30 September 2023.