Primary
Drake Primary Academy
1 Johnston Terrace Ope, Keyham, Plymouth, PL2 2EN
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 136 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Trust
- REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 17.1
- Pupils per adult
- 10.1
- Pupils
- 173
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
SATs results
55%
10 points below the Plymouth average (65% across 71 schools)
102.0
3.4 below the Plymouth average (105.4 across 71 schools)
69th of 72 by our score, among the primary schools in Plymouth we can score - 76 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 100 |
| Average reading score | 102 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 55% |
| Working at a higher standard | 3% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 63% |
| 23/24 | 66% |
| 24/25 | 55% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 100.0 |
1 Johnston Terrace Ope, Keyham, Plymouth, PL2 2EN
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Plymouth admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jacqueline Stephens
- Address
- 1 Johnston Terrace Ope, Keyham, Plymouth, PL2 2EN
- Telephone
- 01752567649