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Plymstock School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Church Road, Plymstock, Plymouth PL9 9AZ · plymstockschool.org.uk · 01752 402679
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Plymouth 45.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,515
- 90% of 1,680 places
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.3%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 142 families put the school first and 226 places were offered; 100% 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 | 226 | 142 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 200 | 154 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 261 | 238 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 293 | 284 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 296 | 311 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.3, and 50.2% 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- (35.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼32.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.21 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 40.3 | −1.8 |
| Further education | 39.9 | +2.4 |
| Other education | 1.1 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.9 | −3.2 |
| Employment | 0.4 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 6.1 | +5.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 students | B- (35.2) | Average +0.05 | |
| 94 students | B- (35.5) | Average +0.06 | |
| 60 students | Dist+ (38.8) | Well above average +0.62 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 99 | C+ (33.6) | +0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 82 | C+ (34.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 78 | B- (37.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 102 | C+ (33.6) | -0.11 |
| 2017/18 | 120 | C (30.3) | -0.07 |
| 2016/17 | 104 | C (29.7) | -0.19 |
| 2015/16 | 157 | C (28.6) | -0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 45 | −4.4 |
| Further education | 3.6 | −3.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 12.6 | +6.6 |
| Employment | 29.7 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.2 | +3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | −0.6 |
Ofsted
Plymstock School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (166 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 166
- 10% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 48 parents (29%) with SEND