Eggbuckland Community CollegeSt Boniface's RC College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Plymouth.

Summary of the comparison

Eggbuckland Community College and St Boniface's RC College are secondary schools in Plymouth.

  • Eggbuckland Community College scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Boniface's RC College scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Boniface's RC College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Eggbuckland Community College was judged Requires improvement and St Boniface's RC College was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.3 for Eggbuckland Community College and 39.0 for St Boniface's RC College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Eggbuckland Community College (43.5 in 2021-22, 42.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Boniface's RC College (41.6 in 2021-22, 39.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Eggbuckland Community College versus St Boniface's RC College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PlymouthEggbuckland Community CollegePlymouthSt Boniface's RC CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100D47/100Stronger figure
Local ranking15th of 19 in Plymouth 14th of 19 in Plymouth Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Boys
Pupils on roll1,031 392
Capacity1,100 400
LocationPlymouth, PL6 5YB Plymouth, PL5 3AG
GCSE results
Attainment 842.3 Stronger figure39.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths37.9% Stronger figure25.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths67.5% Stronger figure52.6% 64.8%
Entering EBacc31.4% Stronger figure19.7% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.72 Stronger figure3.23 4.09
Cohort169 76
A-level results
A-level entries37 Not reported
A-level average points20.9 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeD Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points24.7 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,031 392
Free school meals (ever 6)21.7% 34.4%
English as an additional language4.6% 15.1%
SEN support12.0% 18.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 6.4%
Attendance
Overall absence10.4% 10.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence30.2% Stronger figure30.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Eggbuckland Community College

St Boniface's RC College

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