Widey Court Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.39 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Widey Court 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 5 February 2025. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Widey Court 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 | 1.39 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last distance offered for Reception 2026 was 1.39 miles, 31st shortest of the 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.43 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 102 first-choice applications for 89 offers; 86 offers went to first-choice families, and 16 first-choice families (16%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure was the 3rd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth that have results.
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
- Widey Lane, Crownhill, Plymouth, PL6 5JS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 615 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 February 2025
Strengths
- “Widey Court Primary is a large school with a warm, family atmosphere greatly appreciated by the families it serves.”
- “The school’s values lie at the heart of school life.”
- “Staff and pupils consistently demonstrate these values in their attitudes and behaviours.”
To improve
- “However, the school’s high expectations of the quality of pupils’ writing are not always applied consistently across the curriculum.”
- “There is inconsistent checking of the accurate use of grammar and punctuation in some subjects.”
- “This means that pupils who need support with this do not always reach the high standards that the school expects in their writing across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 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) | 79% | 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: 102 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 86 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.
- Manadon Vale Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Compton CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Edward's CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Whitleigh Community Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pennycross Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Austin Farm Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published