Morice Town Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.43 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Morice Town Primary Academy is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 May 2023. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Morice Town 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 | 2.43 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 2.43 miles away, the 23rd longest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- There were 20 first-choice applications for 21 Reception 2026 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Charlotte Street, Devonport, Plymouth, PL2 1RJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Morice Town enjoy attending school.”
- “They are proud to be part of the school community.”
- “They feel safe because adults care for them.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, the curriculum is not as well developed as others.”
- “Where this occurs, pupils do not remember what they have learned before.”
- “This has led to gaps in pupils’ knowledge and lower outcomes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 June 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) | 57% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 20 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.
- College Road Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Drake Primary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marlborough Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Ford Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mount Wise Community Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published