Mayflower Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.66 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Mayflower Academy is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 7 December 2023. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Mayflower 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 | 0.66 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last distance offered was 0.66 miles, 8th shortest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, where the middle figure was 1.43 miles.
- There were 69 first-choice applications for 60 offers in Reception 2026; all 60 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 84% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth.
- Ofsted's latest outcome, in December 2023, was that the school remains Outstanding; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth, 1 is Outstanding and 4 are Good.
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
- 41 Ham Drive, Plymouth, PL2 2NJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 441 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 7 December 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy when they arrive at school.”
- “They feel nurtured and welcomed.”
- “As pupils enter the school, staff warmly greet them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 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) | 84% | 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: 69 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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.
- Weston Mill Community Primary Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Montpelier Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ford Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Pennycross Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Drake Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marine Academy Primary 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- College Road Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published