Elburton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.89 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Elburton Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Elburton 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 | 0.89 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.89 miles, the 13th shortest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.43 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 86 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families and 28 first-choice families (33%) were not offered a place.
- With 1.5 first choices per offer, Reception 2026 demand was the 2nd highest of 66 Plymouth primary schools; 40 of the 169 applications (24%) came from families outside Plymouth.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Haye Road South, Elburton, Plymouth, PL9 8HJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 470 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and /or disabilities (SEND) flourish at Elburton Primary School.”
- “The expertly planned curriculum enables pupils to enjoy learning and achieve very well.”
- “The school prioritises the development of pupils’ character.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 December 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) | 77% | 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: 86 first-preference applications, 58 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.
- Goosewell Primary Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Pomphlett Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Morley Meadow Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Plympton St Maurice Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oreston Community Academy 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Priory Junior School 2.0 mi Good
- St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Yealmpstone Farm Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published