Chaddlewood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.39 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Chaddlewood Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 November 2022. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Chaddlewood 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 | 5.39 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last distance offered was 5.39 miles, 7th longest of the 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 1.43 miles.
- There were 45 first-choice applications for 49 Reception 2026 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 83% for 2024/25 was the 2nd 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
- Hemerdon Heights, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2EU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 383 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Chaddlewood are curious and inquisitive.”
- “They are proud to attend the school.”
- “Pupils share many examples of teachers ‘inspiring a love of learning’.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) do not consistently receive the most effective support.”
- “However, the delivery of the curriculum is sometimes not as effective as it could be.”
- “Learning activities do not always help pupils to gain knowledge as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 2022 (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) | 83% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 45 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.
- Glen Park Primary School 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Yealmpstone Farm Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Plympton St Maurice Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's Priory Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Boringdon Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodford Primary School 1.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Elburton Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published