Pilgrim Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.05 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Pilgrim Primary Academy is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Pilgrim 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 | 3.05 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 the last Reception child offered a place lived 3.05 miles away; the middle figure for 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published last distance was 1.43 miles.
- There were 29 first-choice applications for 29 Reception offers in 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 37.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth is 32.4%.
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
- Oxford Street, Plymouth, PL1 5BQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 361 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pilgrim Primary Academy gives pupils the confidence to aspire to ambitious futures.”
- “During their time at the school, pupils’ eyes are opened to a range of possibilities.”
- “The school has close links with local sports clubs who provide good role models.”
To improve
- “Some pupils struggle to fully understand reading material due to gaps in their wider knowledge of vocabulary and the world.”
- “However, their learning of the ideas and concepts that will support their wider learning in key stage 1, is less well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 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) | 70% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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.
- The Cathedral School of St Mary 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Stuart Road Primary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Mount Street Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- High Street Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Hyde Park Infants' School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published