Oreston Community Academy
Primary schoolOreston Community Academy is a primary school in Plymouth, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 331 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 16 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 51% of pupils at Oreston Community 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 | 51% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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- Pomphlett Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2022. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Hooe Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Morley Meadow Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Plymstock SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), April 2023. Attainment 8 of 51.0 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
- Prince Rock Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Goosewell Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 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).