Plymstock School

Academy converter·Secondary school Plymouth·PL9 9AZ
Composite score
59.1
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National rank
#112
In South West
#6
In Plymouth
Top 41%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
47.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
50%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
73%
% EBacc grade 5+
21%
EBacc average points score
4.21

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
142 first choices, 226 places
First choices per place
0.63
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
463
any preference, for 226 places
Applications from another council area
14%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.14
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0520220.9720230.9120240.7720250.632026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Plymstock School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,607
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
19.0%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
6.5%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.3%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.5%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
10.4%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
28.9%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.3
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,288
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
95%
292 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
80%
Apprenticeship
12%
Employment
3%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

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Location

About Plymstock School

Plymstock School is a secondary school in Plymouth, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 1,607 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 47.3, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 1.2 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 41% of secondary schools nationally.

50% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 73% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Plymstock School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 142 families who put it first were offered a place. After Year 11, 95% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 10.4%. There are about 19.3 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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