Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.94 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Keyham Barton Catholic 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 | 0.94 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Results for 2024/25: 61% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.94 miles away, the 16th shortest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 14 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 34.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 45.2% across 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
- Renown Street, Keyham, Plymouth, PL2 2DE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 145 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe and well-cared for at Keyham Barton.”
- “They have trusted adults to support them.”
- “These values are reflected in the positive behaviour shown by the majority of pupils.”
To improve
- “However, the learning of pupils can sometimes be disrupted by the behaviour of some pupils in the younger years.”
- “However, recent staffing challenges have had a negative impact on the quality of education of a small number of younger pupils.”
- “This has had an impact on staffing and the way classes are structured, including in Reception causing some uncertainty for parents.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 January 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) | 61% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 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.
- Drake Primary Academy 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Weston Mill Community Primary Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- College Road Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ford Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mayflower Academy 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Morice Town Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Riverside Community Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Victoria Road Primary 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published