Marlborough Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.48 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Marlborough Primary Academy is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 November 2023. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Marlborough 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 | 0.48 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 0.48 miles away, the 4th shortest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 9 first-choice applications for 13 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 66 Plymouth primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- There are 25.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth.
- In 2024/25, 56% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th 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
- Morice Square, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4NJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 103 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 November 2023
Strengths
- “Marlborough is a welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “Pupils enjoy their time here and form positive relationships with staff.”
- “The school is ambitious for its pupils.”
To improve
- “However, a minority of pupils struggle to meet these expectations at times.”
- “This leads to some instances of low-level disruption in lessons or silly behaviour at playtimes.”
- “While published outcomes at the end of key stage 2 are lower than are typical nationally, leaders know the reasons for this and have taken action.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 December 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) | 56% | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 9 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mount Wise Community Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Morice Town Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- College Road Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- High Street Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Drake Primary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ford Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published