St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.68 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2022. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Andrew's Cof E VA 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 | 1.68 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 in 2026 lived 1.68 miles away, the 30th longest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 73% was the highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Citadel Road, Plymouth, PL1 3AY
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 190 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 October 2022
Strengths
- “St Andrews is a vibrant and enriching place.”
- “Pupils respect and celebrate one another’s differences.”
- “They are proud of their multicultural school.”
To improve
- “Some pupils have had disrupted lives before joining the school, causing them to fall behind with their education.”
- “Many children have gaps in their development when they join the school in Reception.”
- “At times, this can feel rough and is daunting for some pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 November 2022 (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) | 73% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 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.
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Cathedral School of St Mary 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pilgrim Primary Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- High Street Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St George's CofE Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stuart Road Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Mount Street Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published