Eggbuckland Community College

School overview

Eggbuckland Community College is a secondary school serving Plymouth, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 1,031 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Eggbuckland Community College 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 42.3, below the national average of 46. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

38% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 68% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 99% of the families who made Eggbuckland Community College their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. After Year 11, 93% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 11.5%. There are about 17.7 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Eggbuckland Community College, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.