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Salisbury Road Primary School

4–11Ages
395Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143615URN

Salisbury Road, Plymouth, PL4 8QZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 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

92 applications for 50 places · 26th of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%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 · 19 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Plymouth median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

92 applications · 50 places offered · 49 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 3.0; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 1.4; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as Salisbury Road Primary School (URN 135350), 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	50	92	1.8	49	0.98
Sep 2025	40	120	3.0	40	1.00
Sep 2024	54	109	2.0	47	0.87
Sep 2023	40	84	2.1	36	0.90
Sep 2022	46	93	2.0	44	0.96
Sep 2021	47	94	2.0	44	0.94
Sep 2020	44	100	2.3	44	1.00
Sep 2019	50	94	1.9	36	0.72
Sep 2018	58	118	2.0	55	0.95
Sep 2017	44	94	2.1	37	0.84
Sep 2016 *	90	122	1.4	66	0.73
Sep 2015 *	62	117	1.9	44	0.71
Sep 2014 *	62	128	2.1	47	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 79% · Maths 81% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%14th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	76%	9%	107	105
2023/24	70%	7%	107	107
2022/23	70%	4%	105	104

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

Salisbury Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Plymouth

Good2022

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Prince Rock Primary School
0.7 km · Plymouth

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Mount Street Primary School
0.8 km · Plymouth

Good2023

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Lipson Vale Primary School
0.8 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Hyde Park Infants' School
1.5 km · Plymouth

Serious weaknesses 2026

1.6applications per place
Laira Green Primary School
1.5 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Hyde Park Junior School
1.5 km · Plymouth

Good2023

62%met the SATs standard
Pilgrim Primary Academy
1.6 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143615 · 879/3774
Trust: Learning Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 395 on roll
Free school meals: 25.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2016
Replaced: Salisbury Road Primary School (URN 135350)
Address: Salisbury Road, Plymouth, PL4 8QZ
Local authority: Plymouth

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