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Salisbury Road Primary School

Academy converter · Plymouth · PL4 8QZ

Ages 4–11 · 395 pupils · Plymouth

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-09-19

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)70%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.5%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
361

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

47

Places offered

54

1st-preference offers

47

Total preferences (any rank)
109
Preferred offers (top 3)
51
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

395 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
395
Boys / girls
192 / 203
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
395 / 420 (94%)
Free school meals
25.8%
FSM pupils
102
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Learning Academies Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Ciara Moran

Location

Address
Salisbury Road
Postcode
PL4 8QZ
Town
Plymouth
County
Devon
Local authority
Plymouth
District
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Plymouth, Plymouth, 395 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 25.8%.

Open schools in Plymouth
113
Primary schools in Plymouth
76
Academies among open schools in Plymouth
71% (80)
Open schools in PL4
12
Primary in PL4
5
Open schools in Plymouth LA
107
Primary in Plymouth LA
69

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • FSM15.6%
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    • FSM31.9%
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    • Demand0.96

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Ciara Moran
Telephone
01752660566
Website
www.salisburyroad.plymouth.sch.uk

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