Glen Park Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.57 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Glen Park Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 8 February 2023. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Glen Park 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 | 0.57 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.57 miles away, the 5th shortest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- There were 70 first-choice applications for 60 Reception offers in 2026; all 60 went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 92% reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, highest among this school and the 7 of the 8 nearest Plymouth primary schools that have results.
- Ofsted rated it Outstanding in February 2023; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth, 7 are Good and 1 has no current grade.
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
- Glen Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2DE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 461 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 8 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Glen Park Primary School love to learn.”
- “The school’s motto, ‘Success for all, through learning together’, is turned into reality throughout the school.”
- “Pupils have a thirst for knowledge and are ambitious for themselves.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 April 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) | 92% | 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: 70 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.
- Chaddlewood Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Yealmpstone Farm Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Plympton St Maurice Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's Priory Junior School 1.1 mi Good
- St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Boringdon Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodford Primary School 1.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Elburton Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published