Stoke Damerel Primary Academy
Collingwood Road, Stoke, Plymouth, PL1 5PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Annie Blackie
- Sponsor
- Reach South Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 387
- URN
- 144843
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752567686
About this school
Stoke Damerel Primary Academy is a primary academy in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 387 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stoke Damerel Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 62% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 70% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 73% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 68% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Stoke Damerel Primary Academy 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 | 57% | 54.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 398 |
| 2023/24 | 400 |
| 2024/25 | 399 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stoke Damerel Primary Academy compares
Stoke Damerel Primary Academy ranked 30th of 66 primary schools in Plymouth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.6% | 24.6% | 387 | — |
| Stuart Road Primary Academy | 67% | 4.7% | 30.1% | 185 | 0.4 miles |
| High Street Primary Academy | 63% | 6.8% | 56.8% | 214 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 6% | 24.8% | 201 | 0.5 miles |
| Morice Town Primary Academy | 57% | 7.4% | 42.4% | 177 | 0.6 miles |
| College Road Primary School | 58% | 4.8% | 18.8% | 204 | 0.6 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
-
Graded inspection report17 March 2026
- 21 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.56%
- English as an additional language
- 17.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 10.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stuart Road Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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High Street Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Morice Town Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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College Road Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
Stoke Damerel Primary Academy ranks 35th 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 ages does Stoke Damerel Primary Academy teach?
- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Stoke Damerel Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Stoke Damerel Primary Academy is Mrs Annie Blackie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stoke Damerel Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stoke Damerel Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Stoke Damerel Primary Academy?
- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy has 387 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Stoke Damerel Primary Academy full?
- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 387 on roll (92%), 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 Stoke Damerel Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Stoke Damerel Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Stoke Damerel Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stoke Damerel Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Stoke Damerel Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy is part of REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stoke Damerel Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stoke Damerel Primary Academy compare with other schools in Plymouth?
- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy ranked 30th of 66 primary schools in Plymouth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stoke Damerel Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stoke Damerel Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stoke Damerel Primary Academy'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 10 July 2026.