Plymouth High School for Girls

School overview

Plymouth High School for Girls is a girls' secondary school serving Plymouth, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 795 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 65.5 — well above the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 5% of secondary schools in England.

90% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 97% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 68% of the families who made Plymouth High School for Girls 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, 96% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 5.9%. There are about 18.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Plymouth High School for Girls does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.