Austin Farm Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 5–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.85 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Austin Farm Academy is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 5–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2023. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Austin Farm 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 | 1.85 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2024/25 results: 46% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth.
- Reception 2026 drew 10 first-choice applications for 12 offers, against 15 published places for Reception 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 1.85 miles, the 28th longest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.43 miles).
- Of its pupils, 49.1% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 25.1% 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
- Delamere Road, Eggbuckland, Austin Farm Academy, Plymouth, PL6 5XQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 108 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are at the heart of this nurturing and cohesive school.”
- “The values of ‘proud, resilient and respectful’ permeate all aspects of school life.”
- “Leaders have high expectations.”
To improve
- “However, staff do not always use assessment opportunities well or carefully enough to check exactly what some pupils have or have not mastered.”
- “As a result, some pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), have gaps in their subject knowledge.”
- “However, some subjects are less well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 2023 (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) | 46% | 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: 10 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 10 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 Edward's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- High View School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Laira Green Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Leigham Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Compton CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Tor Bridge Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lipson Vale Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published