Boringdon Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.58 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Boringdon Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Boringdon 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 | 1.58 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a 2026 Reception place lived 1.58 miles away: 33rd longest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.43 miles).
- In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 57 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 55 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (4%) were not offered a place.
- 8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, with 29.5 pupils per teacher; middle figures across the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth are 15.1% and 23.9.
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
- Courtland Crescent, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 4HJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 386 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 29.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their learning.”
- “They are positive about their work and learn well.”
- “This positivity starts in Reception where children quickly develop confidence and independence.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, these links across subjects are not as precise, and the knowledge is not as clearly broken down.”
- “In these subjects pupils do not learn as well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 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) | 78% | 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: 57 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 55 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 Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Priory Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- Woodford Primary School 0.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Chaddlewood Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Plympton St Maurice Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Glen Park Primary School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Yealmpstone Farm Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leigham Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published