Academy sponsor led · Plymouth

Marine Academy Plymouth

11–18Ages
989Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
147967URN

Trevithick Road, Plymouth, PL5 2AF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Plymouth median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in PlymouthSelective

281 applications for 179 places · 15th of 17 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.6of 90

Plymouth 45.6 England 46.0

10th of 18 in Plymouth

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Plymouth median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

281 applications · 179 places offered · 174 named it first

2026 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Plymouth median median 1.9
2023 1.1; Plymouth median median 1.9
2022 1.1; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 1.2; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 1.2; Plymouth median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Plymouth median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Plymouth median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Plymouth median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as Marine Academy Plymouth (URN 136166), Tamarside Community College (URN 113546), the previous school.

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	281	1.6	174	0.97
Sep 2025	166	234	1.4	139	0.84
Sep 2024	187	233	1.3	150	0.80
Sep 2023	230	262	1.1	159	0.69
Sep 2022	220	237	1.1	140	0.64
Sep 2021	209	241	1.2	147	0.70
Sep 2020 *	167	196	1.2	116	0.69
Sep 2019 *	143	189	1.3	110	0.77
Sep 2018 *	179	294	1.6	187	1.04
Sep 2017 *	169	266	1.6	151	0.89
Sep 2016 *	116	218	1.9	113	0.97
Sep 2015 *	111	225	2.0	110	0.99
Sep 2014 *	101	212	2.1	109	1.08

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

141 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.610th of 18 in Plymouth

Plymouth 45.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%9th of 18 in Plymouth

Plymouth 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Plymouth 67% England 66%

This school
Plymouth median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.35

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	141	45.6	47%	66%	–
2024/25	132	43.6	33%	62%	–
2023/24	128	42.1	39%	57%	−0.35
2022/23	139	42.7	33%	55%	−0.33

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

Marine Academy PlymouthThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
All Saints Church of England Academy
1.4 km · Plymouth

Good2023

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

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 74.9Attainment 8 Selective
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
2.6 km · Plymouth

Good2022
St Boniface's RC College
2.8 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
Scott Medical and Healthcare College
3.0 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

47.2Attainment 8
Stoke Damerel Community College
3.0 km · Plymouth

2026

1.6applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
UTC Plymouth
3.2 km · Plymouth

Good2023

2.0applications per place 31.5Attainment 8
Saltash Community School
3.2 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 40.6Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147967 · 879/4007
Trust: The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust
Free school meals: 44.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2020
Replaced: Marine Academy Plymouth (URN 136166); Tamarside Community College (URN 113546)
Address: Trevithick Road, Plymouth, PL5 2AF
Local authority: Plymouth

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