Stuart Road Primary Academy
Palmerston Street, Plymouth, PL1 5LL
185 pupils · 88% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Free school meals
- 31.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 20 April 2026. 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 | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“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 | 21 | 19 | 51 | 21 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 12 | 12 | 34 | 12 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 21 | 48 | 22 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 10 | 43 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 21 | 20 | 45 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 19 | 17 | 54 | 18 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 24 | 23 | 53 | 24 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 27 | 68 | 30 |
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
- The Cathedral School of St Mary 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Pilgrim Primary Academy 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- High Street Primary Academy 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · 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.