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Devonport High School for Boys
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Paradise Road, Stoke, Plymouth PL1 5QP · dhsb.org · 01752 208787
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 69.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Plymouth 45.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,300
- 140 over 1,160 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 7.6%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 234 families put the school first and 208 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 208 | 234 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 208 | 226 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 210 | 235 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 210 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 181 | 204 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 69.3, and 94.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Plymouth it was 45.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲69.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲94.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲98.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.83 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 75.4 | −6.6 |
| Sixth form college | 3.9 | +0.5 |
| Further education | 15.1 | +5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | +1.7 |
| Employment | 0.6 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.6 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 161 students | B- (37.7) | Below average -0.23 | |
| 161 students | B- (37.8) | Below average -0.22 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 160 | B- (37) | -0.24 |
| 2022/23 | 181 | B (38.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 166 | B+ (41.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 164 | B- (37.2) | -0.34 |
| 2017/18 | 154 | B- (35.5) | -0.20 |
| 2016/17 | 140 | B- (36.6) | +0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 161 | C+ (33) | -0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 54.2 | +5.1 |
| Further and other education | 2.9 | +2.3 |
| Further education | 1.2 | — |
| Other education | 1.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6 | −1.8 |
| Employment | 26.2 | −6.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | −1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +1.8 |
Ofsted
Devonport High School for Boys was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Sept 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (271 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 271
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (8%) with SEND