Whitleigh Community Primary School, Plymouth
Whitleigh Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Plymouth, part of Greenshaw Learning Trust.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Plymouth (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Whitleigh Community Primary School in detail
Whitleigh Community Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am, from £3.50 per day.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Whitleigh Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 132215), 60% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Whitleigh Community Primary School
Across Plymouth, 93% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Plymouth lodged 19 appeals against primary school offers; 10 reached a hearing and 1 succeeded (10% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Whitleigh Community Primary School are Whitleigh Community Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 60% reading, 75% maths); Woodfield Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths); St Peter's RC Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 65% reading, 59% maths); and Beechwood Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 42% reading, 58% maths).
Whitleigh Community Primary SchoolWoodfield Primary SchoolSt Peter's RC Primary SchoolBeechwood Primary Academy
The trust
Whitleigh Community Primary School is one of 39 schools run by Greenshaw Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whitleigh Court (e-bound), 210 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Whitleigh Community Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Whitleigh Community Primary School are Sir John Hunt Community Sports College (0.1 miles), Notre Dame RC School (0.7 miles) and St Boniface's RC College (0.9 miles).
Sir John Hunt Community Sports CollegeNotre Dame RC SchoolSt Boniface's RC College
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Whitleigh Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Whitleigh Community Primary School (URN 132215), it was rated Good in November 2012. See Whitleigh Community Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Whitleigh Community Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 132215). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 67% to 60% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 61% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 63% to 69% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Whitleigh Community Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Whitleigh Community Primary School is in Plymouth; for families living there:
Apply to Plymouth for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 28
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 28 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 25 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
12 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Plymouth is 22 (the median across 107 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Whitleigh Community Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 132215). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 21 | 40 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 26 | 56 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 42 | 40 | 66 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 | 28 | 58 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 36 | 33 | 66 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 34 | 33 | 54 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 44 | 43 | 74 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 48 | 43 | 77 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 39 | 38 | 66 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 50 | 43 | 80 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 37 | 32 | 70 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 60 | 62 | 94 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 51 | 40 | 89 | 0.8 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Plymouth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Plymouth
Across Plymouth council
Places available
3,035
Applications
2,294
Got 1st preference
93.5%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Plymouth council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Whitleigh Community Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 132215). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
7.9%
Overall absence
22.1%
Persistent absence
289
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Whitleigh Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Whitleigh Community Primary School
Are there exam results for Whitleigh Community Primary School?
Whitleigh Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 132215), 60% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Whitleigh Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Whitleigh Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Whitleigh Community Primary School (URN 132215), it was rated Good in November 2012.
What is the catchment area for Whitleigh Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Whitleigh Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Plymouth allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Whitleigh Community Primary School?
Apply through Plymouth's coordinated admissions process, naming Whitleigh Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Whitleigh Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 28 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 25 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 12 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Plymouth is 22 (the median across 107 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Whitleigh Community Primary School?
Whitleigh Community Primary School is at Lancaster Gardens, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4AA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)