Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.15 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 2–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 April 2022. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery 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 | 1.15 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last place went to a child living 1.15 miles away, 25th shortest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.43 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 19 first-choice applications for 19 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the published admission number was 30 places.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 26.7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 45.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth.
- There are 24.9 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 20 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
- Roman Way, Higher St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 2DT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 165 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 April 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Plaistow Hill Infant and Nursery School.”
- “From Nursery to Year 2, leaders ensure that pupils enjoy an interesting curriculum.”
- “This is enhanced by a variety of after-school activities, such as recorder club and a range of sports.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, they have not used these checks to make the adjustments required to help pupils remember important concepts.”
- “For example, pupils’ use of knowledge organisers in history is not helping them to understand the passing of time or to widen their vocabulary as well as leaders had expected.”
- “Leaders know that the quality of some pupils’ handwriting has slipped due to increased absences related to COVID-19.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 June 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 19 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.
- St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy 0.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Marine Academy Primary 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ernesettle Community School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Victoria Road Primary 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Knowle Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Weston Mill Community Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shakespeare Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published