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Plymouth High School for Girls
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
St Lawrence Road, Plymouth PL4 6HT · phsg.org · 033 3360 2230
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 65.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Plymouth 45.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 782
- 97% of 804 places
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 13.7%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 104 families put the school first and 119 places were offered; 68% 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 | 119 | 104 | 0.9 | 68% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 133 | 1.1▲ | 68% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 120 | 138 | 1.2▲ | 65% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 120 | 110 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 119 | 118 | 1 | 65% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 65.5, and 90.3% 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 B- (35.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲65.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲90.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲97.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲53.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.93 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113532)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 76.7 | −5 |
| Sixth form college | 2.6 | −0.7 |
| Further education | 12.9 | +2.1 |
| Other education | 1.7 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | — |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | +0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 students | B- (35.3) | Below average -0.33 | |
| 109 students | B- (35.3) | Below average -0.35 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 120 | C+ (34.3) | -0.31 |
| 2022/23 | 111 | C+ (33.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 79 | B (39.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 95 | C (30.4) | -0.23 |
| 2017/18 | 96 | C+ (32.8) | -0.18 |
| 2016/17 | 102 | C+ (33.4) | -0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 122 | C+ (33.8) | +0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 52.9 | −0.9 |
| Further education | 4.1 | −4.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8 | +4.5 |
| Employment | 22.3 | −4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.4 | +6.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −1.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Plymouth High School for Girls was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113532), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113532)
Jan 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113532)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (155 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 155
- 19% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (15%) with SEND