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Eggbuckland Vale Primary School

3–11Ages
404Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143312URN

Eggbuckland Vale Primary School, Charfield Drive, Charfield Drive, Eggbuckland, Plymouth, PL6 5PS

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.2 above Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

173 applications for 58 places · 1st of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Plymouth median (1.8) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

173 applications · 58 places offered · 76 named it first

2026 3.0; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 3.0; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 2.2; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 2.9; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 2.5; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.5; 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 Eggbuckland Vale Primary School (URN 113324), 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	58	173	3.0	76	1.31
Sep 2025	57	124	2.2	54	0.95
Sep 2024	53	123	2.3	44	0.83
Sep 2023	58	132	2.3	52	0.90
Sep 2022	41	122	3.0	39	0.95
Sep 2021	43	96	2.2	34	0.79
Sep 2020	40	114	2.9	35	0.88
Sep 2019	48	118	2.5	46	0.96
Sep 2018	58	131	2.3	47	0.81
Sep 2017	57	137	2.4	48	0.84
Sep 2016 *	59	135	2.3	46	0.78
Sep 2015 *	60	139	2.3	53	0.88
Sep 2014 *	53	134	2.5	41	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 69% · Maths 81% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%41st of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	59%	3%	105	106
2023/24	62%	2%	105	104
2022/23	54%	0%	105	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

Eggbuckland Vale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Widey Court Primary School
0.7 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Edward's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Compton CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Austin Farm Academy
1.1 km · Plymouth

Good2023

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy
1.2 km · Plymouth

Good2022

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Manadon Vale Primary School
1.2 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
High View School
1.7 km · Plymouth

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Leigham Primary School
1.7 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: 143312 · 879/2703
Trust: Connect Academy Trust
Capacity: 422 pupils · 404 on roll
Free school meals: 14.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Eggbuckland Vale Primary School (URN 113324)
Address: Eggbuckland Vale Primary School, Charfield Drive, Charfield Drive, Eggbuckland, Plymouth, PL6 5PS
Local authority: Plymouth

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