Tor Bridge Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.63 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Tor Bridge Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 18 October 2023. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Tor Bridge 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 | 0.63 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2024/25 results: 86% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth.
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.63 miles from the school, the 7th shortest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 48 first-choice applications for 30 offers, the highest rate of 66 Plymouth primary schools; all 30 went to first-choice families, and 18 (38%) were not offered places.
- 28.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.4% 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
- Eden Valley Gardens, Estover, Plymouth, PL6 8EE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 211 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 18 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at Tor Bridge Primary School.”
- “They benefit from an ambitious and meticulously planned curriculum.”
- “This provides them with detailed knowledge, increased self-belief and a broad understanding of the wider world.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 December 2023 (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) | 86% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Thornbury Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leigham Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edward's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Austin Farm Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Widey Court Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oakwood Primary Academy 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published