Goosewell Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.43 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Goosewell Primary Academy is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 March 2025. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Goosewell 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 | 5.43 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last place offered went to a child living 5.43 miles away, the 6th longest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 52 first-choice applications for 58 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of the 103 Reception 2026 applications, 11 (11%) came from families living outside Plymouth, and 6 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 5th highest 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
- Goosewell Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 9HD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 394 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff are proud to be part of this inclusive and happy school.”
- “Staff form positive relationships with pupils and their families.”
- “Pupils demonstrate the high expectations the school has of their behaviour and achievement.”
To improve
- “Despite this, pupils’ learning is variable across subjects.”
- “At times, teaching moves onto new concepts before checking that pupils have learned the intended content well enough.”
- “Consequently, in some subjects, pupils do not build knowledge sequentially and misconceptions are not addressed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 May 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) | 71% | 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: 52 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 52 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.
- Pomphlett Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Elburton Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oreston Community Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Morley Meadow Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hooe Primary Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Prince Rock Primary School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Salisbury Road Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Laira Green Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published