Wembury Primary School
Knighton Road, Wembury, Plymouth, PL9 0EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Wilkinson
- Sponsor
- Westcountry Schools Trust
- Constituency
- South West Devon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- URN
- 144896
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752862459
About this school
Wembury Primary School is a primary academy in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 194 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
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
- Expected 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 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 69% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 15% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 85% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 81% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 81% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 110.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Wembury 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 | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wembury Primary School compares
Wembury Primary School ranked 120th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.4% | 7.4% | 194 | — |
| Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School | 82% | 4.1% | 12% | 125 | 1.7 miles |
| Goosewell Primary Academy | 71% | 5.1% | 16.1% | 394 | 2.0 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 100% | 3.5% | 20.4% | 100 | 2.1 miles |
| Elburton Primary School | 77% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 470 | 2.2 miles |
| Hooe Primary Academy | 73% | 4.5% | 8.3% | 212 | 2.6 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.37%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.38%
- Persistent absence
- 7.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Newton Ferrers Plymouth
-
Goosewell Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Elburton Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Hooe Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
Wembury Primary School ranks 38th 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 Wembury Primary School teach?
- Wembury Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Wembury Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wembury Primary School is Mrs Samantha Wilkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wembury Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wembury 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 Wembury Primary School?
- Wembury Primary School has 194 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wembury Primary School full?
- Wembury Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 194 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 Wembury Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wembury Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wembury Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wembury Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Wembury Primary School?
- Wembury Primary School is part of WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wembury Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wembury Primary School rank locally?
- Wembury Primary School ranked 120th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wembury Primary School's absence rate?
- Wembury Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wembury Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wembury 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 15 July 2026.