Widewell Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.43 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Widewell Primary Academy is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Widewell Primary Academy 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 | 0.43 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 0.43 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published last distance.
- For Reception in 2026, there were 41 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% 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
- Lulworth Drive, Roborough, Widewell Primary School, Plymouth, PL6 7ER
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 228 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 31 March 2026
Strengths
- “Widewell Primary School is a welcoming and supportive community where pupils, including service children, feel they belong.”
- “Staff work hard to make sure every child feels known and valued from the moment they join the school.”
- “Even on their very first day in Nursery, children are greeted by name as they cross the road, helping them feel part of the school straight away.”
To improve
- “However, pupils' recall is stronger in some subjects than others.”
- “Even so, pupils' depth of knowledge is still developing in some subjects.”
- “Although teaching does not always help pupils to recall what they have learned as effectively as it could, pupils’ progress is clear across the school.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 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) | 63% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- Oakwood Primary Academy 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beechwood Primary Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thornbury Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Whitleigh Community Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tor Bridge Primary School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodfield Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published