Lipson Co-operative AcademyEggbuckland Community College

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

Summary of the comparison

Lipson Co-operative Academy and Eggbuckland Community College are secondary schools in Plymouth.

  • Lipson Co-operative Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Eggbuckland Community College scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lipson Co-operative Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lipson Co-operative Academy was judged the expected standard and Eggbuckland Community College was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.5 for Lipson Co-operative Academy and 42.3 for Eggbuckland Community College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Lipson Co-operative Academy (44.1 in 2021-22, 43.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Eggbuckland Community College (43.5 in 2021-22, 42.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lipson Co-operative Academy versus Eggbuckland Community College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PlymouthLipson Co-operative AcademyPlymouthEggbuckland Community CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking4th of 19 in Plymouth Stronger figure15th of 19 in Plymouth
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,096 1,031
Capacity1,150 1,100
LocationPlymouth, PL4 7PG Plymouth, PL6 5YB
GCSE results
Attainment 843.5 Stronger figure42.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths41.8% Stronger figure37.9% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths61.8% 67.5% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc10.0% 31.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.57 3.72 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort170 169
A-level results
A-level entries44 37
A-level average points31.2 Stronger figure20.9 35.0
A-level average gradeC D
Best 3 A-levels points31.4 Stronger figure24.7 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects10.5% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,096 1,031
Free school meals (ever 6)44.8% 21.7%
English as an additional language14.8% 4.6%
SEN support16.6% 12.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence9.9% Stronger figure10.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence29.4% Stronger figure30.2% 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

A-level average points

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.

Lipson Co-operative Academy

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