Lipson Co-operative AcademyPlymouth High School for Girls
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Plymouth.
Summary of the comparison
Lipson Co-operative Academy and Plymouth High School for Girls are secondary schools in Plymouth.
Lipson Co-operative Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Plymouth High School for Girls scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Plymouth High School for Girls is ahead on our composite score.
Lipson Co-operative Academy was judged the expected standard and Plymouth High School for Girls was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.5 for Lipson Co-operative Academy and 65.5 for Plymouth High School for Girls.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Lipson Co-operative Academy (44.1 in 2021-22, 43.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Plymouth High School for Girls (69.4 in 2021-22, 65.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PlymouthLipson Co-operative Academy | PlymouthPlymouth High School for Girls | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100 | C69/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 19 in Plymouth | 3rd of 19 in Plymouth Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,096 | 795 | |
| Capacity | 1,150 | 804 | |
| Location | Plymouth, PL4 7PG | Plymouth, PL4 6HT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.5 | 65.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41.8% | 90.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.8% | 97.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.0% | 53.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 | 5.93 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 170 | 103 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 44 | 109 | |
| A-level average points | 31.2 | 35.3 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.4 | 34.5 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.5% | 14.8% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,096 | 795 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 44.8% | 11.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.8% | 8.6% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 0.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 0.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.9% | 5.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.4% | 14.2% Stronger figure | 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
Plymouth High School for Girls
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