Plumcroft Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Greenwich
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.09 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Greenwich · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Plumcroft Primary School is a primary school in London, Greenwich for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 28 June 2023. Greenwich has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Plumcroft Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 3.09 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last place went to a child living 3.09 miles away, 11th longest of 48 Greenwich primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.51 miles).
- The Reception last distance has swung, most sharply from 2023 to 2024; the 2026 figure was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2022.
- Reception 2026 had 74 first-choice applications for 80 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Greenwich schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Plum Lane, Plumstead, Plumcroft Primary School, London, SE18 3HW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Greenwich
- Pupils on roll
- 1,056 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 28 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are excited about coming to school.”
- “They are proud to share what they are learning.”
- “Pupils are happy and thrive in a caring and nurturing place.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 79% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 74 first-preference applications, 80 offers in total, 74 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Greenwich.
- Notre Dame Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Nightingale Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eglinton Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Greenslade Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Foxfield Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- South Rise Primary School 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published