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Boringdon Primary School

3–11Ages
386Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142688URN

Courtland Crescent, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 4HJ · 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

1.8per place

close to Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

107 applications for 59 places · 28th of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%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 · 21 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Plymouth median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

107 applications · 59 places offered · 57 named it first

2026 1.8; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 2.6; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 2.3; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 2.7; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 2.7; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 2.5; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 2.9; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 3.2; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 3.4; Plymouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 3.4; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Plymouth median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as Boringdon Primary School (URN 113315), the previous school.

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	59	107	1.8	57	0.97
Sep 2025	49	104	2.1	48	0.98
Sep 2024	43	101	2.4	41	0.95
Sep 2023	52	126	2.4	48	0.92
Sep 2022	55	142	2.6	53	0.96
Sep 2021	48	112	2.3	47	0.98
Sep 2020	60	160	2.7	75	1.25
Sep 2019	60	161	2.7	62	1.03
Sep 2018	60	147	2.5	61	1.02
Sep 2017	60	172	2.9	68	1.13
Sep 2016 *	59	191	3.2	81	1.37
Sep 2015 *	58	199	3.4	70	1.21
Sep 2014 *	59	200	3.4	81	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 82% · Maths 83% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%11th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	78%	17%	107	107
2023/24	63%	7%	105	104
2022/23	64%	2%	107	105

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

Boringdon Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School
0.7 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.8applications per place
St Mary's Priory Junior School
0.8 km · Plymouth

Good2023

65%met the SATs standard
Woodford Primary School
1.0 km · Plymouth

Improved significantly2024

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Chaddlewood Primary School
1.7 km · Plymouth

Good2022

2.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Plympton St Maurice Primary School
1.9 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Glen Park Primary School
2.0 km · Plymouth

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Yealmpstone Farm Primary School
2.5 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Leigham Primary School
2.8 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142688 · 879/2694
Trust: Westcountry Schools Trust
Capacity: 418 pupils · 386 on roll
Free school meals: 8.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2016
Replaced: Boringdon Primary School (URN 113315)
Address: Courtland Crescent, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 4HJ
Local authority: Plymouth

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