Eggbuckland Vale Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.07 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Eggbuckland Vale 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 7 January 2025. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Eggbuckland Vale 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 | 1.07 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 76 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 57 offers went to first-choice families, and 19 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place.
- At 1.3 first choices per offer for Reception 2026, it ranked 5th highest of 66 Plymouth primary schools.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.07 miles away, the 22nd shortest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 59% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School, Charfield Drive, Charfield Drive, Eggbuckland, Plymouth, PL6 5PS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 404 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff live out the school’s values to be resourceful, open, aspirational, resilient and reflective.”
- “This is a unique school where staff go to tremendous lengths to get to know pupils as individuals.”
- “Families express deep gratitude to the school for understanding their children’s contexts, needs and strengths.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 February 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) | 59% | 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: 76 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 57 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.
- Widey Court Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Edward's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Compton CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Austin Farm Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Manadon Vale Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- High View School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Leigham Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published