Woodfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.59 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Woodfield Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Woodfield 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 | 0.59 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 0.59 miles away, the 6th shortest of the 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 17 first-choice applications for 19 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 16.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.1 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
- Taunton Avenue, Whitleigh, Plymouth, PL5 4HW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 222 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish within this happy and nurturing environment.”
- “Pupils feel safe and form strong relationships with staff.”
- “Leaders have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and achievement.”
To improve
- “On occasion, pupils do not benefit from opportunities to deepen their thinking or develop their ability to compose extended pieces of writing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 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) | 63% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 17 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.
- St Peter's RC Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whitleigh Community Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Knowle Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shakespeare Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beechwood Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ernesettle Community School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published