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College Road Primary School

Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Plymouth

College Road, Plymouth, PL2 1NS

Website 01752567660

50

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.2%

10.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

204

Capacity used

Nearly full

97%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

27 of 27 families who put it first got an offer

29

Places offered

64

Total applications

2.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2727● 100%
2nd preference262● 8%
3rd preference110● 0%
Total642945%

1st preference success by year

64%
2020
80%
2021
90%
2022
67%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Plymouth lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Carina Francis-McLeod
Address
College Road, Keyham, Plymouth, PL2 1NS
Phone
01752567660
Local authority
Plymouth
Ward / constituency
Devonport · Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
113276

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals21%——
English as additional language7%——
SEN support21%——
45% boys (92)55% girls (112)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: The South West Plymouth Education Trust

204 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    14 December 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 179 pupils

Attendance

95.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

10.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
21%
21/22
10%
22/23
17%
23/24
10%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths50%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard58%
-4% vs England
Higher standard3%
-5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard74%
-1% vs England
Higher standard29%
-4% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard61%
-11% vs England
Greater depth3%
-10% vs England

Maths

Expected standard84%
+10% vs England
Higher standard32%
+6% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard84%
+11% vs England
Higher standard32%
+2% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard71%
-11% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

612019682023502024582025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)58%61%
Higher standard3%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Plymouth council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.