Oreston Community Academy
Oreston Road, Plymouth, PL9 7JY
331 pupils · 79% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Free school meals
- 9.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 16 May 2023, published 3 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 51% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 18 | 17 | 47 | 18 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 18 | 16 | 48 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 41 | 40 | 89 | 41 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 43 | 38 | 95 | 41 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 52 | 47 | 103 | 52 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 46 | 45 | 95 | 46 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 63 | 152 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 58 | 130 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Pomphlett Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Hooe Primary Academy 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Morley Meadow Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Prince Rock Primary School 1.3 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Goosewell Primary Academy 1.7 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Salisbury Road Primary School 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.