Drake Primary Academy
Primary schoolDrake Primary Academy is a primary school in Plymouth, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 136 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 24 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 55% of pupils at Drake Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Plymouth and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Keyham Barton Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)240 m
- College Road Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)610 m
- Weston Mill Community Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Ford Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Morice Town Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Ham Drive Nursery School and Day CareNursery. School remains Good, March 20241.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Plymouth
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).