Ford Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.95 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Ford Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Ford Primary School 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 | 0.95 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest visit, on 11 February 2025, gave no graded outcome; the previous graded outcome, on 15 June 2022, was Requires improvement.
- Reception 2026 had 11 first-choice applications for 17 offers, 0.6 first choices per offer and the lowest of 66 Plymouth primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child 0.95 miles away, 17th shortest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.43 miles).
- In 2024/25, 66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd 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
- Cambridge Road, Ford, Plymouth, PL2 1PU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 171 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Ford Primary is a safe and nurturing school.”
- “Pupils, and their parents and carers, value this amidst the recent challenges that the community have faced.”
- “They form warm, respectful relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “However, the school does not have a carefully planned programme of enrichment to support pupils’ wider development.”
- “Some pupils do not benefit from a range of experiences beyond the academic curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 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) | 66% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 11 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 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Drake Primary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Morice Town Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Mayflower Academy 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Montpelier Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Weston Mill Community Primary Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published