Salisbury Road Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
8.37 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Salisbury Road Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 September 2023. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Salisbury Road 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 | 8.37 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 place in 2026 lived 8.37 miles away, the 2nd longest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.43 miles).
- In 2024/25, 76% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 49 first-choice applications for 50 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Salisbury Road, Plymouth, PL4 8QZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 395 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are enthusiastic about learning at Salisbury Road.”
- “They show exemplary attitudes to their learning.”
- “They take pride in their work, always striving to do their best.”
To improve
- “However, they do not all learn as well as they could.”
- “This is because, for some pupils with SEND, targets are too broad.”
- “This makes it difficult for teaching to be precise enough to close the gaps for them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 October 2023 (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) | 76% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 49 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.
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Prince Rock Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Mount Street Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lipson Vale Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hyde Park Infants' School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Laira Green Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hyde Park Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- Pilgrim Primary Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published