Goosewell Primary Academy
Goosewell Road, Plymouth, PL9 9HD
394 pupils · 63% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Free school meals
- 11.9%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — 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 3 December 2019, published 13 January 2020. 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 | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“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 — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 52 | 103 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 51 | 50 | 88 | 51 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 46 | 46 | 100 | 46 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 53 | 44 | 94 | 49 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 37 | 35 | 81 | 37 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 44 | 42 | 76 | 42 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 56 | 50 | 83 | 54 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 53 | 51 | 105 | 53 |
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 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Elburton Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Oreston Community Academy 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Morley Meadow Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Hooe Primary Academy 2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Sherford Vale School & Nursery 2.3 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.