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St Boniface's RC College

Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

21 Boniface Lane, Crownhill, Plymouth PL5 3AG · stbonifaces.com · 01752 779051

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
39
average Attainment 8 score. Plymouth 45.7, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
389
97% of 400 places
Local authority
Plymouth
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
37.4%
First language not English
12.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Plymouth Cast

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 61 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: 43 (Places 64)43September 2023: 61 (Places 78)61September 2024: 76 (Places 73)76September 2025: 63 (Places 72)63September 2026: 60 (Places 61)60Places 61
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202661601100%
September 2025Sept 202572630.998%
September 2024Sept 202473761▲84%
September 2023Sept 202378610.898%
September 2022Sept 202264430.7100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39, and 25% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Plymouth it was 45.7, and across England 46.

In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade D+ (22.6 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: 37.6 (England 46.3)37.62017/18: 37.7 (England 46.5)37.72018/19: 39.8 (England 46.7)39.82021/22: 41.6 (England 48.8)41.62022/23: 36.6 (England 46.3)36.62023/24: 40.1 (England 45.9)40.12024/25: 39.0 (England 46.0)39.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼3946
▼25.0%45.4%
▼52.6%64.8%
▼19.7%40.5%
▼3.234.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form19.7−6
Further education65.2+18.1
Other education1.5−1.4
Apprenticeship6.1−5.3
Employment3−2.7
Not in a lasting destination4.5−1.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 23.1 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 25.2 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 22.6 (England 32.1)D+England 32.1
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
5 students—Average -0.26
5 students—Average -0.26
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1851D+ (22.6)-0.17
2016/1747C- (25.2)+0.15
2015/1656D+ (23.1)-0.09

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/19
Left in 2018/19Since 2016/17
Further and other education38+27
Further education15+9
Other education23+18
Apprenticeship23+7
Employment8−8
Not in a lasting destination15−4
Activity not captured15+4

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Boniface's RC College on 23 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
23 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jul 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Feb 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2019Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
  • May 2017Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    16 to 19 study programmesInadequate
    SafeguardingNot effective

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
89%
Replies
54
14% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼80% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●89% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼72% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●81% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲89% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 89% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲60% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 43% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲85% agreeEngland 67%

based on 20 parents (37%) with SEND

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