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Sir John Hunt Community Sports College

  • 11–19Ages
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 148740URN

Lancaster Gardens, Whitleigh, Plymouth, PL5 4AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth form provisionGood

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. 2026 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.0; as the previous school
  2. 2025 2.0; Plymouth median median 1.9; as the previous school
  3. 2024 1.8; Plymouth median median 1.9; as the previous school
  4. 2023 1.6; Plymouth median median 1.9; as the previous school
  5. 2022 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.0; as the previous school
  6. 2021 2.1; Plymouth median median 1.9; as the previous school
  7. 2020 2.0; Plymouth median median 1.8; as the previous school
  8. 2019 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.0; as the previous school
  9. 2018 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.0; as the previous school
  10. 2017 1.7; Plymouth median median 1.9; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.1; as the previous school
  12. 2015 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.0; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as Sir John Hunt Community Sports College (URN 113533), the previous school.

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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026 *1512711.81480.98
Sep 2025 *1513012.01631.08
Sep 2024 *1602811.81410.88
Sep 2023 *1462261.61300.89
Sep 2022 *1462711.91611.10
Sep 2021 *1463012.11581.08
Sep 2020 *1462882.01591.09
Sep 2019 *1473162.21701.16
Sep 2018 *1472731.91531.04
Sep 2017 *1282131.71130.88
Sep 2016 *1172302.01120.96
Sep 2015 *1022032.0930.91
Sep 2014 *1102001.81070.97

Schools nearby

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

  • 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
148740 · 879/4172
Trust
Greenshaw Learning Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
900 pupils
Opened
1 September 2026
Replaced
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College (URN 113533)
Address
Lancaster Gardens, Whitleigh, Plymouth, PL5 4AA
Local authority
Plymouth

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