Pennycross Primary School
Community primary school in Plymouth (Plymouth).
KS2 RWM expected
82%
▲ 20pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
87%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
88%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
83%
▲ 11pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.1%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.4
▼ 0.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
27.4%
▲ 3pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
96%
402 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first59 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is All Saints Church of England Academy, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.3 mi | Secondary | 668 | Good, 2023 |
| Devonport High School for GirlsAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 971 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Montpelier Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 624 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Nov 2024, no grade given |
| Ham Drive Nursery School and Day CareLocal authority nursery | 0.6 mi | Nursery | 89 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (May 2015) |
| Mayflower AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Primary | 441 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2023Last graded Outstanding (Sep 2016) |
| Manadon Vale Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 412 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2013, previous school) |
| Shakespeare Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 381 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Boniface's RC CollegeAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 389 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1 |
| King's SchoolOther independent | 0.9 mi | Independent | 275 | - |
| Weston Mill Community Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 184 | No overall grade, 2024Requires improvement in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Ford Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 171 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Hyde Park Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 336 | Good, 2023 |
| Hyde Park Infants' SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 194 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Courtlands SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.2 mi | Special | 101 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| Widey Court Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 615 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2012, previous school) |
| Scott Medical and Healthcare CollegeStudio schools | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 231 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Stoke Damerel Community CollegeAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,292 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Marine Academy PlymouthAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 989 | Good, 2024 |
| Marine Academy PrimaryFree schools | 1.2 mi | Primary | 506 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| Keyham Barton Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 145 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2018) |
| Compton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.2 mi | Primary | 429 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| Plymouth CollegeOther independent | 1.2 mi | Independent | 487 | - |
| Eggbuckland Community CollegeAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,007 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Knowle Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 275 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| St Budeaux CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 55 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2016, previous school) |
| Mount Tamar SchoolAcademy special sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Special | - | - |
| Brook Green Centre for LearningCommunity special | 1.3 mi | Special | 111 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3 |
| Drake Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 136 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5 |
| College Road Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.4 mi | Primary | 204 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 165 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Woodfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 222 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (May 2013, previous school) |
| Eggbuckland Vale Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 404 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Stuart Road Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 185 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Victoria Road PrimaryAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 172 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Plymouth High School for GirlsAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 782 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2011, previous school) |
| Ernesettle Community SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 587 | Outstanding, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| Fletewood School and NurseryOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 48 | - |
| St Peter's RC Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 75 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2010, previous school) |
| Stoke Damerel Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 387 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Mill Ford SchoolCommunity special | 1.6 mi | Special | 149 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Morice Town Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 177 | Good, 2023 |
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 136 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2017) |
| Woodlands SchoolFoundation special | 1.7 mi | Special | 97 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2013) |
| Pilgrim Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 361 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| University of PlymouthHigher education institutions | 1.7 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| The Cathedral School of St MaryAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 102 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Devonport High School for BoysAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,300 | Good, 2023 |
| Riverside Community Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.7 mi | Primary | 370 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2012) |
| UTC PlymouthUniversity technical college | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 594 | Good, 2023 |
| Mount Street Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 253 | Good, 2023 |
| City College PlymouthFurther education | 1.8 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Chapel Bridge SchoolOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 100 | - |
| Arts University PlymouthHigher education institutions | 1.8 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 192 | Good, 2024 |
| Lipson Vale Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 393 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| High Street Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 214 | Good, 2023 |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 487 | Good, 2022 |
| St Edward's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 210 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection May 2025, no grade given |
| Notre Dame RC SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 764 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 6 areas, Urgent improvement in 1 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).
Overall deprivation2
Income2
Employment1
Education and skills2
Health1
Crime4
Barriers to housing and services8
Living environment7
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 135
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