Academy converter · Plymouth

Plympton Academy

11–18Ages
984Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136556URN

Moorland Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2RS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 above Plymouth median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in PlymouthSelective

249 applications for 110 places · 5th of 17 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.8of 90

Plymouth 45.6 England 46.0

8th of 18 in Plymouth

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 19 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Sixth form provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Plymouth median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

249 applications · 110 places offered · 91 named it first

2026 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.0
2025 2.4; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Plymouth median median 1.9
2023 2.0; Plymouth median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 2.3; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Plymouth median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.0
2018 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.0
2017 2.1; Plymouth median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.1
2015 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.0
2014 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.2

This school
Plymouth median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	110	249	2.3	91	0.83
Sep 2025	100	239	2.4	90	0.90
Sep 2024	145	318	2.2	134	0.92
Sep 2023	205	402	2.0	206	1.00
Sep 2022	204	437	2.1	203	1.00
Sep 2021	204	472	2.3	202	0.99
Sep 2020	205	448	2.2	197	0.96
Sep 2019	197	399	2.0	187	0.95
Sep 2018	155	348	2.3	142	0.92
Sep 2017	151	315	2.1	148	0.98
Sep 2016	125	257	2.1	123	0.98
Sep 2015	92	217	2.4	89	0.97
Sep 2014	94	215	2.3	97	1.03

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

181 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.88th of 18 in Plymouth

Plymouth 45.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%11th of 18 in Plymouth

Plymouth 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Plymouth 67% England 66%

This school
Plymouth median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.39

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	181	45.8	46%	70%	–
2024/25	194	43.1	44%	67%	–
2023/24	197	41.6	37%	59%	−0.39
2022/23	175	43.2	34%	53%	−0.21

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Plympton AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Hele's School
1.1 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
Plymstock School
3.9 km · Plymouth

Good2023

2.1applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
Coombe Dean School
4.2 km · Plymouth

2026

3.0applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Tor Bridge High
4.3 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Lipson Co-operative Academy
4.9 km · Plymouth

2026

1.5applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Eggbuckland Community College
5.3 km · Plymouth

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
Plymouth High School for Girls
6.1 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 65.7Attainment 8 Selective
St Boniface's RC College
6.3 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 37.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136556 · 879/4178
Trust: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,350 pupils · 984 on roll
Free school meals: 23.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Ridgeway School (URN 113535)
Address: Moorland Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2RS
Local authority: Plymouth

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources