Compton CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.76 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Compton CofE Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Compton CofE 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 | 0.76 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.76 miles from the school, the 11th shortest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2026 Reception admissions, 65 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families, while 7 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 24% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths results were the highest 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
- Higher Compton Road, Plymouth, PL3 5JB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 429 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy a very positive school culture.”
- “They are encouraged to take on responsibilities.”
- “House captains play their part in promoting good behaviour.”
To improve
- “Sometimes learning activities do not help pupils to focus on the most relevant curriculum content.”
- “At times, this reduces the impact of the rigorous curriculum the school has designed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2025 (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) | 86% | 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: 65 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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.
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hyde Park Infants' School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hyde Park Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Manadon Vale Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Widey Court Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- High View School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lipson Vale Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Austin Farm Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published