School Chooser

Secondary schools in Plymouth

There are 19 secondary schools in Plymouth, teaching 16,642 pupils. Of the 18 with a score, 5 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 10 do worse.

Best in EnglandPrimary schools in PlymouthAll schools in PlymouthPlaces within
Pupils from low-income families30%average across these schools
Doing better than similar schools5 of 18scored schools in the top two bands
New-style Ofsted report cards4inspected since November 2025
Good or outstanding (old grades)112 requires improvement or inadequate
Full or nearly full4 of 17schools with 98% or more of places taken
Average class size22.9one-teacher classes, January census
Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Secondary schools (19)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#SchoolPupilsLow incomeOfstedScoreLikely range
1Devonport High School for GirlsAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-1897110%Good 20199694 to 98
2Devonport High School for BoysAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-181,3008%Good 20238984 to 92
3Plymouth High School for GirlsAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-1878214%Good 20248682 to 90
4Coombe Dean SchoolAcademy · ages 11-181,00019%Report card 20266960 to 76
5Hele's SchoolAcademy · ages 11-181,37817%Good 20236657 to 74
6Lipson Co-operative AcademyAcademy · ages 11-181,13143%Report card 20266049 to 69
7Plymstock SchoolAcademy · ages 11-181,51521%Good 20235747 to 66
8Scott Medical and Healthcare CollegeStudio schools · ages 13-1923133%Good 20204532 to 58
9St Boniface's RC CollegeAcademy · ages 11-1638937%No overall grade 20253121 to 44
10Tor Bridge HighAcademy · ages 11-181,12127%Good 20213123 to 41
11Marine Academy PlymouthAcademy · ages 11-1898945%Good 20242820 to 38
12All Saints Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 11-1666851%Good 20232820 to 38
13Eggbuckland Community CollegeAcademy · ages 11-181,00723%Requires improvement 20242015 to 27
14Millbay AcademyFree school · ages 11-1652656%Good 20241510 to 21
15Plympton AcademyAcademy · ages 11-1898423%Requires improvement 2024139 to 18
16Stoke Damerel Community CollegeAcademy · ages 11-181,29241%Report card 2026139 to 18
17Notre Dame RC SchoolAcademy · ages 11-1876426%Report card 2026107 to 15
18UTC PlymouthUniversity technical college · ages 11-1959446%Good 2023107 to 16
Sir John Hunt Community Sports CollegeAcademy · ages 11-19––Not inspected–

Secondary schools by town in Plymouth

Plymouth19 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Devon43 schoolsGloucestershire41 schoolsSomerset36 schoolsCornwall31 schoolsWiltshire29 schoolsDorset29 schoolsBristol, City of25 schoolsSouth Gloucestershire19 schoolsBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole24 schoolsBath and North East Somerset14 schoolsSwindon14 schoolsNorth Somerset11 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.