Pennycross Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.49 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Pennycross Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 November 2021. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Pennycross 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 | 2.49 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 2.49 miles away, the 21st longest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 50 first-choice applications for 52 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Arden Grove, Pennycross, Plymouth, PL2 3RL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 402 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 November 2021
Strengths
- “Pennycross is an inclusive school.”
- “Pupils experience a deep sense of belonging as soon as they join.”
- “They are proud of their school and their community.”
To improve
- “However, this is not consistent for all pupils with SEND.”
- “At times, learning is too ambitious for some of these pupils and this slows their progress.”
- “Despite this, attendance remains a priority.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2026 (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) | 82% | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 52 offers in total, 50 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.
- Montpelier Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mayflower Academy 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Manadon Vale Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Shakespeare Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ford Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hyde Park Junior School 1.0 mi Good
- Hyde Park Infants' School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Widey Court Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published