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Plympton Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Moorland Road, Plympton, Plymouth PL7 2RS · plympton.academy · 033 3360 2220

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
43.1
average Attainment 8 score. Plymouth 45.7, England 46
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
984
73% of 1,350 places
Local authority
Plymouth
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
23.4%
First language not English
2.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 91 families put the school first and 110 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 203 (Places 204)203September 2023: 206 (Places 205)206September 2024: 134 (Places 145)134September 2025: 90 (Places 100)90September 2026: 91 (Places 110)91Places 110
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026110910.8100%
September 2025Sept 2025100900.9100%
September 2024Sept 20241451340.9100%
September 2023Sept 20232052061▲98%
September 2022Sept 2022204203196%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.1, and 43.8% 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 C (28.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.8 (England 46.3)46.82017/18: 43.7 (England 46.5)43.72018/19: 40.8 (England 46.7)40.82021/22: 44.2 (England 48.8)44.22022/23: 43.2 (England 46.3)43.22023/24: 41.6 (England 45.9)41.62024/25: 43.1 (England 46.0)43.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼43.146.0
●43.8%45.4%
●66.5%64.8%
▼11.9%40.5%
▼3.574.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form42.1−4.6
Further education39.6+13
Other education0.5−1.3
Apprenticeship7.1−10.1
Employment4.6+3.4
Not in a lasting destination3.6−0.5
Activity not captured2.5+0.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.5 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 25.9 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 26.5 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 27.4 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 33.5 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 26.5 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 22.4 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 28.5 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
42 studentsC (28.5)Below average -0.56
42 studentsC (28.7)Below average -0.53
38 studentsMerit+ (29.4)Average -0.06
0%AAB or better
84.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2451D+ (22.4)-0.66
2022/2359C- (26.5)—
2021/2236C+ (33.5)—
2018/1942C- (27.4)-0.22
2017/1863C- (26.5)-0.54
2016/1779C- (25.9)-0.13
2015/1691C- (27.5)-0.17

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University38−13.2
Further education2.8−1.8
Apprenticeship11.3—
Employment33.8−1.1
Not in a lasting destination11.3+4.3
Activity not captured2.8+0.5

Ofsted

Plympton Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 19 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
19 Mar 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth formRequires improvement

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2020

Other inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Mar 2020Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

26% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (313 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
26%
Replies
313
27% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼47% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼47% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼24% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼51% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼45% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼35% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼47% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼70% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼75% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼30% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼33% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 93% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼27% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 56% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼27% agreeEngland 67%

based on 75 parents (24%) with SEND

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