St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.89 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 23 April 2025. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Budeaux CofE 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 | 1.89 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.89 miles away, the 27th longest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 2 first-choice applications for 2 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 12.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.9 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
- Priestley Avenue, Higher Saint Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 2DW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 55 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “The school is ambitious for pupils’ achievement and their personal development.”
- “Pupils achieve in line with expected standards nationally.”
- “They are happy at school and feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes pupils do not grasp these basic skills before moving on to more difficult tasks.”
- “Staff do not always insist that these skills are secure.”
- “Therefore, where this happens, problems in pupils’ writing continue.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 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) | 42% | 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: 2 first-preference applications, 2 offers in total, 2 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.
- Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Marine Academy Primary 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ernesettle Community School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Victoria Road Primary 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Knowle Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shakespeare Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Weston Mill Community Primary Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published