Beechwood Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.25 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Beechwood Primary Academy is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Beechwood Primary 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 | 1.25 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026 there were 21 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.25 miles away, the 29th shortest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published last distance.
- The school has 23.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth.
- In 2024/25, 34% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- 31 Rockfield Avenue, Southway, Plymouth, PL6 6DX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 249 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this happy and caring school.”
- “Staff take time to build warm, secure relationships with pupils and their families.”
- “Pupils appreciate how well cared for they are by kind and nurturing staff.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, support for pupils with SEND is not effective.”
- “While they are well cared for, many do not get the help and support needed to achieve as well as they could.”
- “Some staff are not trained sufficiently well to use the information they receive about pupils with SEND.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 November 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) | 34% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 21 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.
- Oakwood Primary Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whitleigh Community Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Widewell Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodfield Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Peter's RC Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Thornbury Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published