What did Ofsted judge Laira Green Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Laira Green Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Laira Green Primary School?

Laira Green Primary School has 220 pupils on roll.

What ages does Laira Green Primary School take?

Laira Green Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Laira Green Primary School located?

Laira Green Primary School is located in Plymouth, PL3 6BP, Plymouth.

How do I apply to Laira Green Primary School?

Laira Green Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Laira Green Primary School?

When Laira Green Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children. A 'looked after child' is a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, at the time of making an application. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England; 2. Children with exceptional medical or social need — Children with exceptional medical or social need, where the council accepts that the named school is the only one that can meet that need; 3. Children with a sibling already attending the school — Children with a sibling already attending the school at the time of admission, and 3 further criteria.

What is the largest ethnic background at Laira Green Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.8% of pupils at Laira Green Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Laira Green Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and all previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children. A 'looked after child' is a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, at the time of making an application. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England.
2Children with exceptional medical or social need — Children with exceptional medical or social need, where the council accepts that the named school is the only one that can meet that need.
3Children with a sibling already attending the school — Children with a sibling already attending the school at the time of admission.
4Children attending the school's own nursery in receipt of specified support — Children attending the school's own nursery who are in receipt of the support set out in the arrangements.
5Children of school staff — Children of school staff.
6All other children — All other children who are not covered by a higher oversubscription criterion.

Plymouth City Council is the admission authority for its community and voluntary controlled nurseries and primary schools only; academies, foundation, free, trust and voluntary aided schools set their own. Laira Green Primary School has its own set, which adds a priority for children attending the school's own nursery who are in receipt of specified support. Plymouth publishes no central list of admission numbers — each school's own website carries its arrangements, and the council links them from its determined-arrangements page.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Laira Green Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Laira Green Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Laira Green Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Laira Green Primary School?: Laira Green Primary School has 220 pupils on roll.
What ages does Laira Green Primary School take?: Laira Green Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Laira Green Primary School located?: Laira Green Primary School is located in Plymouth, PL3 6BP, Plymouth.
How do I apply to Laira Green Primary School?: Laira Green Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Laira Green Primary School?: When Laira Green Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children. A 'looked after child' is a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, at the time of making an application. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England; 2. Children with exceptional medical or social need — Children with exceptional medical or social need, where the council accepts that the named school is the only one that can meet that need; 3. Children with a sibling already attending the school — Children with a sibling already attending the school at the time of admission, and 3 further criteria.
What is the largest ethnic background at Laira Green Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.8% of pupils at Laira Green Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Laira Green Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and all previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children. A 'looked after child' is a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, at the time of making an application. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England.
2Children with exceptional medical or social need — Children with exceptional medical or social need, where the council accepts that the named school is the only one that can meet that need.
3Children with a sibling already attending the school — Children with a sibling already attending the school at the time of admission.
4Children attending the school's own nursery in receipt of specified support — Children attending the school's own nursery who are in receipt of the support set out in the arrangements.
5Children of school staff — Children of school staff.
6All other children — All other children who are not covered by a higher oversubscription criterion.

Laira Green Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Laira Green Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Laira Green Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Laira Green Primary School?: Laira Green Primary School has 220 pupils on roll.
What ages does Laira Green Primary School take?: Laira Green Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Laira Green Primary School located?: Laira Green Primary School is located in Plymouth, PL3 6BP, Plymouth.
How do I apply to Laira Green Primary School?: Laira Green Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Laira Green Primary School?: When Laira Green Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children. A 'looked after child' is a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, at the time of making an application. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England; 2. Children with exceptional medical or social need — Children with exceptional medical or social need, where the council accepts that the named school is the only one that can meet that need; 3. Children with a sibling already attending the school — Children with a sibling already attending the school at the time of admission, and 3 further criteria.
What is the largest ethnic background at Laira Green Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.8% of pupils at Laira Green Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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