Hyde Park Infants' School
Hyde Park Road, Mutley, Plymouth, PL3 4RS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Yvonne Jones
- Sponsor
- Learning Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- URN
- 150037
- Local authority
- Plymouth
About this school
Hyde Park Infants' School is a primary academy in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 194 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hyde Park Infants' School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Hyde Park Infants' 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 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hyde Park Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 7% | 194 | — |
| Hyde Park Junior School | 62% | 4.2% | 12.3% | 336 | 0.0 miles |
| Mount Street Primary School | 59% | 5% | 40.3% | 253 | 0.7 miles |
| Compton CofE Primary School | 86% | 3.2% | 8.3% | 429 | 0.7 miles |
| Lipson Vale Primary School | 59% | 4.9% | 27% | 393 | 0.8 miles |
| Pilgrim Primary Academy | 70% | 4.4% | 41.2% | 361 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report2 June 2026
- 3 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.01%
- English as an additional language
- 26.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 13.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hyde Park Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Mount Street Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Compton CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Lipson Vale Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Pilgrim Primary Academy0.9 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 Hyde Park Infants' School teach?
- Hyde Park Infants' School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Hyde Park Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Hyde Park Infants' School is Mrs Yvonne Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hyde Park Infants' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hyde Park Infants' 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 many pupils are at Hyde Park Infants' School?
- Hyde Park Infants' School has 194 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Hyde Park Infants' School full?
- Hyde Park Infants' School has capacity for 270 pupils and 194 on roll (72%), 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 Hyde Park Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Hyde Park Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hyde Park Infants' School part of an academy trust?
- Hyde Park Infants' 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.
- What is Hyde Park Infants' School's absence rate?
- Hyde Park Infants' School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Hyde Park Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hyde Park Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 13 August 2026.