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Eggbuckland Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Westcott Close, Eggbuckland, Plymouth PL6 5YB · eggbuckland.org.uk · 01752 779061
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Plymouth 45.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,007
- 92% of 1,100 places
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.1%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 171 families put the school first and 179 places were offered; 99% 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 | 179 | 171 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 175 | 185 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 201 | 210 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 175 | 225 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 206 | 223 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.3, and 37.9% 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 D (20.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.72 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 27.6 | −16.1 |
| Further education | 47.4 | +15.5 |
| Other education | 1 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 12.5 | +2.1 |
| Employment | 4.7 | +1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −3.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 students | D (20.9) | Well below average -0.62 | |
| 40 students | D (20.5) | Well below average -0.67 | |
| 39 students | Merit (25.3) | Average -0.21 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 33 | D+ (24.5) | -0.49 |
| 2022/23 | 42 | D+ (22.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 34 | C (31) | — |
| 2018/19 | 70 | D+ (23.2) | -0.25 |
| 2017/18 | 58 | D+ (23.8) | -0.26 |
| 2016/17 | 79 | D+ (24.5) | -0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 86 | D+ (23.7) | -0.27 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 19.1 | −20.3 |
| Further education | 5.9 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 23.5 | +15 |
| Employment | 32.4 | +1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.2 | +1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 5.9 | +1.7 |
Ofsted
Eggbuckland Community College was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Other inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 24
- 2% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 96% who raised concerns
based on 5 parents (21%) whose child was bullied
based on 12 parents (50%) with SEND