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Stoke Damerel Community College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Somerset Place, Stoke, Plymouth PL3 4BD · sdcc.net · 01752 556065

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
35.9
average Attainment 8 score. Plymouth 45.7, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,292
77% of 1,680 places
Local authority
Plymouth
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
40.5%
First language not English
16.2%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Greenshaw Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 233 families put the school first and 255 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: 235 (Places 231)235September 2023: 263 (Places 266)263September 2024: 209 (Places 258)209September 2025: 239 (Places 262)239September 2026: 233 (Places 255)233Places 255
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262552330.9100%
September 2025Sept 20252622390.9100%
September 2024Sept 20242582090.8100%
September 2023Sept 2023266263195%
September 2022Sept 20222312351▲89%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.9, and 24.3% 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 (30.4 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: 36.0 (England 46.3)36.02017/18: 37.0 (England 46.5)37.02018/19: 38.3 (England 46.7)38.32021/22: 41.2 (England 48.8)41.22022/23: 43.1 (England 46.3)43.12023/24: 38.5 (England 45.9)38.52024/25: 35.9 (England 46.0)35.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼35.946.0
▼24.3%45.4%
▼49.0%64.8%
▼2.4%40.5%
▼2.904.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form31.8+7.9
Further education49.8+6.2
Apprenticeship6−5.7
Employment1.8−1.9
Not in a lasting destination6.5−2
Activity not captured4.1+1.4

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: 23.7 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 26.2 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 26.4 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 24.8 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 25.1 (England 37.9)C-2022/23: 19.5 (England 34.2)D2023/24: 23.8 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 30.4 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
46 studentsC (30.4)Average -0.15
46 studentsC (30.3)Average -0.17
41 studentsDist- (32.4)Average -0.16
10 studentsDist (34.3)Average +0.22
0%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2439D+ (23.8)-0.47
2022/2340D (19.5)—
2021/2245C- (25.1)—
2018/1942D+ (24.8)-0.29
2017/1860C- (26.4)-0.31
2016/1764C- (26.2)-0.53
2015/1669D+ (23.7)-0.51

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University30.2−4.8
Further and other education20.7+19.4
Further education17—
Other education3.8—
Apprenticeship3.8−10
Employment26.4−7.4
Not in a lasting destination13.2+3.2
Activity not captured5.7−0.6

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Stoke Damerel Community College on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
24 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2022Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Mar 2018Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2011Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (133 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
77%
Positive
68%
Replies
133
10% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼71% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼77% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved●78% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼71% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼74% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼59% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly●72% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 92% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲53% agreeEngland 43%

based on 40 parents (30%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼44% agreeEngland 63%

based on 36 parents (27%) with SEND

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