College Road Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 5–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.27 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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College Road Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 5–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 December 2023. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
College Road 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 | 0.27 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 58% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.27 miles from the school, the shortest of the 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.43 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 39 first-choice applications for 29 offers: 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (28%) were not offered a place.
- 20.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 44.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Plymouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- College Road, Keyham, Plymouth, PL2 1NS
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 December 2023
Strengths
- “College Road Primary School is warm and welcoming.”
- “Parents and carers say their children are known and accepted.”
- “Pupils talk confidently about why these are important to their learning and development as individuals.”
To improve
- “In the foundation subjects, the use of assessment is less well developed.”
- “In these subjects, teachers do not have as detailed an understanding of what pupils know and can do.”
- “However, the school does not know which pupils participate and for how long.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 January 2024 (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) | 58% | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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 Plymouth.
- Morice Town Primary Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Ford Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Drake Primary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marlborough Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Weston Mill Community Primary Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published