Prince Rock Primary School
Embankment Road, Plymouth, PL4 9JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Hanley
- Sponsor
- Learning Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 405
- URN
- 143476
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752257698
About this school
Prince Rock Primary School is a primary academy in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 405 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 56 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 71% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 14% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 73% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 84% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 82% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Prince Rock 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 | 70% | 54.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 396 |
| 2023/24 | 408 |
| 2024/25 | 405 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Prince Rock Primary School compares
Prince Rock Primary School ranked 9th of 66 primary schools in Plymouth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 5% | 34.8% | 405 | — |
| Salisbury Road Primary School | 76% | 5.1% | 25.3% | 395 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 64% | 4.2% | 17.9% | 276 | 0.7 miles |
| Lipson Vale Primary School | 59% | 4.9% | 27% | 393 | 0.7 miles |
| Oreston Community Academy | 51% | 4.4% | 10.1% | 331 | 0.8 miles |
| Mount Street Primary School | 59% | 5% | 40.3% | 253 | 0.9 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.81%
- English as an additional language
- 29.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 11.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Salisbury Road Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Lipson Vale Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Oreston Community Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Mount Street Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
Prince Rock Primary School ranks 11th of the 72 ranked primary 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 Prince Rock Primary School teach?
- Prince Rock Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Prince Rock Primary School?
- The headteacher of Prince Rock Primary School is Mrs Lucy Hanley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Prince Rock Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Prince Rock 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 Prince Rock Primary School?
- Prince Rock Primary School has 405 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Prince Rock Primary School full?
- Prince Rock Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 405 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Prince Rock Primary School a faith school?
- No. Prince Rock Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Prince Rock Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Prince Rock Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Prince Rock Primary School?
- Prince Rock Primary School is part of LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Prince Rock Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Prince Rock Primary School rank locally?
- Prince Rock Primary School ranked 9th of 66 primary schools in Plymouth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Prince Rock Primary School's absence rate?
- Prince Rock Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Prince Rock Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Prince Rock 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 2 July 2026.