Mayflower Academy is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Plymouth for children and young people aged 3 to 11. Its specialist base has 12 places for autism.
- Ages 3–11
- 441 pupils
- Ofsted: Outstanding
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 12 places, 9 pupils
- Pupils
- 441
- Headteacher
- Mr David Sammels
- Part of
- Learning Academies Trust
- Council
- Plymouth
- School reference (URN)
- 139710
Needs its base supports
1 need: autism
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Plymouth council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
Ticks stay on this device, so you can use them on the day.
Ofsted
Rated Outstanding, September 2016; school remains Outstanding (December 2023)
Rated Outstanding at its last graded inspection, in September 2016. That was some time ago, so read the latest report for the full picture.
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Outstanding (ungraded inspection, December 2023).
Contact and getting there
41 Ham Drive, Plymouth, PL2 2NJ
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Mount Tamar School Special school · Ages 4–16 · Ofsted report card (2026) 1.0 mile
- Stoke Damerel Community College Mainstream + base · Ages 11–18 · Ofsted report card (2026) 1.0 mile
- Brook Green Centre for Learning Special school · Ages 11–16 1.6 miles
By need in Plymouth: Moderate learning (5) · Autism (4) · Speech and language (4) · Severe learning (4) · Hearing (4) · SEMH (3) · PMLD (3) · Vision (2) · Multi-sensory (2) · Physical (2)
Questions about Mayflower Academy
How do I get a place in Mayflower Academy’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Mayflower Academy support?
Autism. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Mayflower Academy take?
Aged 3 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Mayflower Academy’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in December 2023 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Mayflower Academy?
41 Ham Drive, Plymouth, PL2 2NJ, in Plymouth.
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