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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 July 2017Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry554 applications · 233 places offered · 279 named it first
- 2026 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.0
- 2025 2.6; Plymouth median median 1.9
- 2024 2.7; Plymouth median median 1.9
- 2023 2.5; Plymouth median median 1.9
- 2022 2.7; Plymouth median median 2.0
- 2021 3.2; Plymouth median median 1.9
- 2020 2.7; Plymouth median median 1.8
- 2019 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.0
- 2018 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.0
- 2017 2.3; Plymouth median median 1.9
- 2016 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.1
- 2015 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.0
- 2014 2.2; 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 | 233 | 554 | 2.4 | 279 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2025 | 230 | 586 | 2.6 | 267 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2024 | 234 | 634 | 2.7 | 284 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2023 | 234 | 589 | 2.5 | 227 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 232 | 630 | 2.7 | 260 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2021 | 236 | 750 | 3.2 | 229 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 | 234 | 640 | 2.7 | 236 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2019 | 236 | 567 | 2.4 | 212 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2018 | 209 | 465 | 2.2 | 189 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2017 | 186 | 425 | 2.3 | 175 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 182 | 430 | 2.4 | 172 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2015 | 209 | 437 | 2.1 | 203 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 | 200 | 431 | 2.2 | 199 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 236 | 52.4 | 64% | 84% | – |
| 2024/25 | 237 | 50.7 | 54% | 76% | – |
| 2023/24 | 232 | 47.3 | 45% | 69% | −0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 208 | 50.0 | 57% | 76% | +0.13 |
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
- Hele's SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.4applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · PlymouthRequires improvement20242.3applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · Plymouth20261.7applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · PlymouthGood20232.1applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · Plymouth20261.5applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · PlymouthRequires improvement20242.0applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · Plymouth20263.0applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · PlymouthGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · PlymouthRemains Good20242.7applications per place 65.7Attainment 8 Selective
- 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
- 136557 · 879/4179
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,349 pupils · 1,378 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2011
- Replaced
- Hele's School (URN 113536)
- Address
- Seymour Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 4LT
- Local authority
- Plymouth
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources