Laira Green Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.92 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Laira Green Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2023. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Laira Green 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 | 2.92 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 42.7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 25.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth.
- In 2026 the last Reception place went to a child living 2.92 miles away, the 17th longest of the 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure put it 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth that have results.
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
- Bramley Road, Laira, Plymouth, PL3 6BP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 220 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 29 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Laira Green model the school’s values of ‘be kind, be determined, be proud.”
- “They are enthusiastic about their learning.”
- “They work hard and treat others respectfully.”
To improve
- “However, a small minority of pupils find it difficult to meet these high expectations and can cause pockets of disruption.”
- “However, in some subjects, exactly what pupils need to know to be successful in their learning is not clearly defined.”
- “Pupils then find it difficult to build their knowledge and understanding over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 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: 26 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 26 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.
- High View School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lipson Vale Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Austin Farm Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Prince Rock Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Salisbury Road Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Compton CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Morley Meadow Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hyde Park Infants' School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published