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UTC Plymouth
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · University technical college
Park Avenue, Devonport, Plymouth PL1 4RL · utcplymouth.org · 01752 284250
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Plymouth 45.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 594
- 79% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 45.9%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 115 families put the school first and 115 places were offered; 97% 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 | 115 | 115 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 112 | 145 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 116 | 172 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 116 | 137 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 116 | 194 | 1.7▲ | 57% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.4, and 33.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Plymouth it was 45.7, and across England 46.
In 2022/23 the average A level result was grade E+ (12.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.76 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139432)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 25 | −9.1 |
| Further education | 51.6 | +10.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | −8.3 |
| Employment | 9.4 | +7.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.8 | −3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
Tech level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 students | Merit- (21.5) | Average -0.27 |
| Earlier years: Tech level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 15 | Merit (26.3) | +0.23 |
| 2022/23 | 18 | Merit (25.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 11 | Merit (25.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 11 | Merit (23.6) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 16.7 | +0.9 |
| Further education | 4.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 25 | −6.6 |
| Employment | 16.7 | −25.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 25 | +14.5 |
| Activity not captured | 12.5 | — |
Ofsted
UTC Plymouth was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Jan 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: Inadequate, graded inspection, Apr 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139432), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139432)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (125 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 125
- 23% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 36 parents (29%) with SEND