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Notre Dame RC School

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Plymouth PL6 5HN · ndonline.org · 01752 775101

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade · safeguarding standards not met
GCSEs, 2024/25
43.3
average Attainment 8 score. Plymouth 45.7, England 46
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
764
85% of 900 places
Local authority
Plymouth
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
25.9%
First language not English
11.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Plymouth Cast

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 93 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: 120 (Places 132)120September 2023: 126 (Places 140)126September 2024: 105 (Places 124)105September 2025: 105 (Places 135)105September 2026: 76 (Places 93)76Places 93
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202693760.8100%
September 2025Sept 20251351050.899%
September 2024Sept 20241241050.8100%
September 2023Sept 20231401260.995%
September 2022Sept 20221321200.991%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.3, and 33.6% 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- (27.7 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: 45.5 (England 46.3)45.52017/18: 46.4 (England 46.5)46.42018/19: 43.1 (England 46.7)43.12021/22: 47.2 (England 48.8)47.22022/23: 40.9 (England 46.3)40.92023/24: 41.7 (England 45.9)41.72024/25: 43.3 (England 46.0)43.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼43.346.0
▼33.6%45.4%
▼56.6%64.8%
▼32.8%40.5%
▼3.624.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form35.8−3.7
Sixth form college0.7—
Further education46.3−1.3
Other education1.5+0.7
Apprenticeship9+3.4
Employment1.5+0.7
Not in a lasting destination3−1
Activity not captured2.2+0.6

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: 26.6 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 28.2 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 26.8 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 26.0 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 30.2 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 25.4 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 24.7 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 27.7 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
37 studentsC- (27.7)Average -0.18
37 studentsC- (27.7)Average -0.18
20 studentsMerit+ (28.3)Below average -0.38
0%AAB or better
87.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2446D+ (24.7)-0.43
2022/2348C- (25.4)—
2021/2248C (30.2)—
2018/1946C- (26)-0.01
2017/1874C- (26.8)-0.09
2016/1765C- (28.2)-0.17
2015/1696C- (26.6)-0.34

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University34.6−14.4
Further and other education5.8−2.3
Further education1.9−4.2
Other education3.8+1.8
Apprenticeship13.5+9.4
Employment32.7+8.2
Not in a lasting destination9.6+1.4
Activity not captured3.8−2.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Notre Dame RC School on 25 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade. Safeguarding standards were not met.

Inspected
25 Feb 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Not met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingNeeds attention
Post-16 provisionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement

Previously: Some aspects not as strong, ungraded inspection, Jan 2025

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2025Ungraded inspectionSome aspects not as strong
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2017Requires 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
  • Jul 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (116 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
71%
Positive
63%
Replies
116
16% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼72% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼70% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼61% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼63% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼68% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼59% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼49% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 91% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼30% agreeEngland 43%

based on 34 parents (29%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼40% agreeEngland 63%

based on 49 parents (42%) with SEND

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