Community school · Plymouth

Laira Green Primary School

2–11Ages
220Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113278URN

Bramley Road, Laira, Plymouth, PL3 6BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

46 applications for 28 places · 42nd of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 29 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Plymouth median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 28 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 1.6; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 1.4; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 1.4; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 1.4; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 1.7; Plymouth median median 2.2
2015 1.3; Plymouth median median 2.4
2014 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Plymouth median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Plymouth median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	46	1.6	26	0.93
Sep 2025	24	45	1.9	24	1.00
Sep 2024	21	34	1.6	16	0.76
Sep 2023	30	42	1.4	17	0.57
Sep 2022	25	44	1.8	20	0.80
Sep 2021	25	35	1.4	18	0.72
Sep 2020	34	49	1.4	32	0.94
Sep 2019	40	56	1.4	32	0.80
Sep 2018	29	52	1.8	20	0.69
Sep 2017	32	55	1.7	19	0.59
Sep 2016	45	77	1.7	35	0.78
Sep 2015	43	57	1.3	27	0.63
Sep 2014	27	50	1.9	21	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 64% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%44th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Plymouth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	0%	104	102
2023/24	65%	0%	105	104
2022/23	47%	0%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Laira Green Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
High View School
0.4 km · Plymouth

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Lipson Vale Primary School
0.8 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Austin Farm Academy
1.3 km · Plymouth

Good2023

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Prince Rock Primary School
1.5 km · Plymouth

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Salisbury Road Primary School
1.5 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Compton CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Morley Meadow Primary School
1.8 km · Plymouth

2026

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Hyde Park Infants' School
2.1 km · Plymouth

Serious weaknesses 2026

1.6applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113278 · 879/2640
Capacity: 255 pupils · 220 on roll
Free school meals: 42.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Bramley Road, Laira, Plymouth, PL3 6BP
Local authority: Plymouth

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources