Salisbury Road Primary School, Plymouth

From the headteacher's welcome: "Salisbury Road is one of eighteen schools that form the Learning Academies Trust. Our partnership is embedded by clear values and working collaboratively with other local schools brings a wealth of experience and expertise to enhance our curriculum provision."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:40am and after-school care, from £2.00 per morning.

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Salisbury Road Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Plymouth and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 77% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Salisbury Road Primary School as their first choice and 92 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Salisbury Road Primary School are Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Prince Rock Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 90% maths); Mount Street Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 76% maths); and Lipson Vale Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 67% maths).

Salisbury Road Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Salisbury Road Primary School is one of 18 schools run by Learning Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

29.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (56%), Black (13%) and other ethnic groups (8%).

In 2026, 53 pupils (13.4%) received SEN support and 10 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Plymouth Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Seymour Avenue (ne-bound), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 916 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Plymouth (196), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Salisbury Road Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Salisbury Road Primary School are Lipson Co-operative Academy (0.5 miles), Plymouth High School for Girls (0.6 miles), Millbay Academy (1.4 miles) and Plymstock School (1.8 miles).