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Eggbuckland Community College

11–18Ages
1,007Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
140104URN

Westcott Close, Eggbuckland, Plymouth, PL6 5YB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Plymouth median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in PlymouthSelective

359 applications for 179 places · 8th of 17 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.5of 90

Plymouth 45.6 England 46.0

13th of 18 in Plymouth

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 8 May 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

2.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Plymouth median (2.0) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

359 applications · 179 places offered · 171 named it first

2026 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.0
2025 2.4; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 2.6; Plymouth median median 1.9
2023 2.8; Plymouth median median 1.9
2022 2.4; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 3.1; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 3.0; Plymouth median median 1.8
2019 2.6; Plymouth median median 2.0
2018 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.0
2017 2.4; Plymouth median median 1.9
2016 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.1
2015 2.6; Plymouth median median 2.0
2014 2.9; Plymouth median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Plymouth median in 13 of 13 years.

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	179	359	2.0	171	0.96
Sep 2025	175	425	2.4	185	1.06
Sep 2024	201	521	2.6	210	1.04
Sep 2023	175	486	2.8	225	1.29
Sep 2022	206	494	2.4	223	1.08
Sep 2021	177	546	3.1	200	1.13
Sep 2020	177	530	3.0	234	1.32
Sep 2019	204	525	2.6	206	1.01
Sep 2018	177	360	2.0	155	0.88
Sep 2017	133	318	2.4	123	0.92
Sep 2016	169	371	2.2	148	0.88
Sep 2015	144	375	2.6	131	0.91
Sep 2014	119	347	2.9	116	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

169 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.513th of 18 in Plymouth

Plymouth 45.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%10th of 18 in Plymouth

Plymouth 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths69%

Plymouth 67% England 66%

This school
Plymouth median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)0.00

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	169	44.5	46%	69%	–
2024/25	169	42.3	38%	68%	–
2023/24	192	42.3	33%	57%	0.00
2022/23	168	39.1	29%	48%	−0.35

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

Eggbuckland Community CollegeThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
St Boniface's RC College
1.1 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
Tor Bridge High
2.1 km · Plymouth

2026

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

2026

1.5applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Devonport High School for Girls
2.2 km · Plymouth

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 74.9Attainment 8 Selective
Notre Dame RC School
2.4 km · Plymouth

Special measures 2026

2.0applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
All Saints Church of England Academy
2.4 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.9applications per place 36.5Attainment 8
Plymouth High School for Girls
2.5 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 65.7Attainment 8 Selective
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
2.6 km · Plymouth

Good2022

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: 140104 · 879/4185
Trust: Westcountry Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,100 pupils · 1,007 on roll
Free school meals: 23.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Eggbuckland Community College (URN 113542)
Address: Westcott Close, Eggbuckland, Plymouth, PL6 5YB
Local authority: Plymouth

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