Leigham Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.38 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Leigham Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 10 December 2024. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Leigham 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 | 4.38 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child 4.38 miles away, 8th longest of the 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026: 29 first-choice applications for 36 offers, with 7 offers going to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 25.1% of pupils, against a middle figure of 14.4% 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
- Cockington Close, Leigham, Plymouth, PL6 8RF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 374 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 10 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of this warm and nurturing school.”
- “Strong relationships form the bedrock upon which the school builds its work.”
- “Staff know the pupils and their families well.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, pupils struggle to recall their learning.”
- “This is because the school’s strategies to embed learning in pupils’ long-term memory in these subjects are in their infancy.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 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) | 67% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 29 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.
- Tor Bridge Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Edward's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Austin Farm Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Thornbury Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodford Primary School 1.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- High View School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published