Victoria Road Primary
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.67 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Victoria Road Primary is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 2–11 (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.
Victoria Road Primary 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 | 1.67 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 1.67 miles, the 31st longest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 1.43 miles.
- In 2024/25, 44% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 15 first-choice applications for 16 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- At 53.5%, the share of pupils eligible for free school meals is above the middle figure of 38.2% across 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
- Trelawney Avenue, St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 1RH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 172 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Victoria Road Primary is calm and purposeful.”
- “Pupils focus on their learning without distraction.”
- “Expectations are high for behaviour and for pupils’ achievement.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects the curriculum is not designed and taught in a logical way.”
- “Where this is the case, pupils’ learning is hampered because they find it more difficult to build on what they already know in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 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) | 44% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 15 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 Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Marine Academy Primary 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Riverside Community Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Weston Mill Community Primary Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mayflower Academy 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published