# Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery

Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Plymouth, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 281 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E150116. [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 281
- Council: Plymouth
- URN: 150116

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 27% of pupils at Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Plymouth and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 27% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Peter's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-rc-primary-school-e140784): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodfield-primary-school-e143475): 1.3 km. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Beechwood Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-primary-academy-e143311): 1.6 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-school-e113644): 1.6 km. Special. School remains Good, February 2023
- [Sir John Hunt Community Sports College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-john-hunt-community-sports-college-e148740): 1.6 km. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2022, before the school changed
- [Brook Green Centre for Learning](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brook-green-centre-for-learning-e113648): 1.7 km. Special. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/150116)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150116)

## How to cite

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