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Best primary schools in Plymouth

66 of 71 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Plymouth schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

56 of 71 rated Good or Outstanding
7 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 63.5% (best 92.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Glen Park Primary School Plymouth	92.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
2	Marine Academy Primary Plymouth	88.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
3	Compton CofE Primary School Plymouth	86.0%	Good	about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
4	Tor Bridge Primary School Plymouth	86.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.6 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
5	Mayflower Academy Plymouth	84.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
6	Chaddlewood Primary School Plymouth	83.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
7	Ernesettle Community School Plymouth	82.0%	Outstanding	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
8	Pennycross Primary School Plymouth	82.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
9	Prince Rock Primary School Plymouth	80.0%	Outstanding	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
10	Widey Court Primary School Plymouth	79.0%	Good	about even 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
11	Boringdon Primary School Plymouth	78.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
12	Elburton Primary School Plymouth	77.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.48 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
13	Woodford Primary School Plymouth	77.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
14	High View School Plymouth	76.0%	Outstanding	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
15	Riverside Community Primary School Plymouth	76.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
16	Salisbury Road Primary School Plymouth	76.0%	Good improving	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
17	Manadon Vale Primary School Plymouth hidden gem	74.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
18	Hooe Primary Academy Plymouth	73.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
19	Knowle Primary School Plymouth	73.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
20	St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School Plymouth	73.0%	Good declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
21	Goosewell Primary Academy Plymouth hidden gem	71.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
22	St Edward's CofE Primary School Plymouth	71.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
23	Morley Meadow Primary School Plymouth	70.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
24	Pilgrim Primary Academy Plymouth	70.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
25	Leigham Primary School Plymouth	67.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
26	St Peter's CofE Primary School Plymouth	67.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
27	Stuart Road Primary Academy Plymouth	67.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
28	Yealmpstone Farm Primary School Plymouth	67.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
29	Ford Primary School Plymouth	66.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.65 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
30	St Mary's Priory Junior School Plymouth	65.0%	Good improving	—	approximate
31	Stoke Damerel Primary Academy Plymouth	65.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
32	Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Plymouth	64.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
33	Montpelier Primary School Plymouth	64.0%	Good	about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
34	High Street Primary Academy Plymouth	63.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
35	Pomphlett Primary School Plymouth hidden gem	63.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
36	Widewell Primary Academy Plymouth	63.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
37	Woodfield Primary School Plymouth hidden gem	63.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
38	Hyde Park Junior School Plymouth	62.0%	Good	—	approximate
39	Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School Plymouth	61.0%	Good improving	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
40	St George's CofE Primary Academy Plymouth	60.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
41	Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Plymouth	59.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.31 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
42	Lipson Vale Primary School Plymouth	59.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
43	Mount Street Primary School Plymouth	59.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
44	College Road Primary School Plymouth	58.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.34 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
45	Laira Green Primary School Plymouth	58.0%	Good improving	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
46	Morice Town Primary Academy Plymouth	57.0%	Good improving	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
47	Marlborough Primary Academy Plymouth hidden gem	56.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.69 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
48	Plympton St Maurice Primary School Plymouth	56.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
49	St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School Plymouth	56.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
50	Thornbury Primary School Plymouth	56.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
51	Drake Primary Academy Plymouth hidden gem	55.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
52	St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Plymouth hidden gem	54.0%	Good improving	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
53	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Plymouth	53.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
54	Whitleigh Community Primary School Plymouth hidden gem	52.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
55	Oreston Community Academy Plymouth	51.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
56	Shakespeare Primary School Plymouth	50.0%	Not judged	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
57	Mount Wise Community Primary School Plymouth	49.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
58	Oakwood Primary Academy Plymouth	49.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
59	The Cathedral School of St Mary Plymouth	47.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
60	Austin Farm Academy Plymouth hidden gem	46.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
61	Weston Mill Community Primary Academy Plymouth	46.0%	Not judged	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
62	Victoria Road Primary Plymouth	44.0%	Not judged	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
63	St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy Plymouth	42.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
64	St Peter's RC Primary School Plymouth hidden gem	41.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
65	Beechwood Primary Academy Plymouth	34.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
66	Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery Plymouth	27.0%	Not judged	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate

Also in Plymouth

5 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Plymouth, not a fairer one.

Fletewood School at Derry Villas Ofsted: Good
Hyde Park Infants' School Ofsted: Inadequate
King's School
Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School Ofsted: Good
St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School Ofsted: Good

Applying in Plymouth

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Selective / 11+ test date 2026-09-12 · 2027 entry Plymouth grammar schools English paper (Quest Assessments)
Test date maths 2026-09-19 · 2027 entry Plymouth grammar schools Maths paper (Quest Assessments)
Selective test results released 2026-10-15 · 2027 entry Results by 15 October 2026
Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Common Application Form deadline
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry National Offer Day

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