Stuart Road Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.75 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Stuart Road Primary Academy is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Stuart Road 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 | 0.75 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 0.75 miles away, the 9th shortest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 19 first-choice applications for 21 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, that 67% was the 3rd 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
- Palmerston Street, Stoke, Plymouth, PL1 5LL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 185 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “When pupils enter the gates at Stuart Road Primary Academy, staff greet them warmly.”
- “This welcome creates an atmosphere that pupils and staff describe as 'like a village in a city'.”
- “Pupils benefit from this positive welcome as it helps them to settle into learning quickly.”
To improve
- “Persistent absence is improving but remains a priority.”
- “Leaders recognise there is some further work to do to support the behaviour of a small number of pupils, especially at social times.”
- “However, these strategies are not fully consistent across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 April 2026 (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) | 67% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 19 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 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pilgrim Primary Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- High Street Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ford Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published