Tor Bridge HighSt Boniface's RC College

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

Summary of the comparison

Tor Bridge High and St Boniface's RC College are secondary schools in Plymouth.

  • Tor Bridge High scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Boniface's RC College scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Tor Bridge High is ahead on our composite score.

  • Tor Bridge High was judged Good and St Boniface's RC College was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.4 for Tor Bridge High and 39.0 for St Boniface's RC College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Tor Bridge High (43.0 in 2021-22, 40.4 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

Tor Bridge High versus St Boniface's RC College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PlymouthTor Bridge HighPlymouthSt Boniface's RC CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking10th of 19 in Plymouth Stronger figure14th of 19 in Plymouth
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Boys
Pupils on roll1,122 392
Capacity1,400 400
LocationPlymouth, PL6 8UN Plymouth, PL5 3AG
GCSE results
Attainment 840.4 Stronger figure39.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths41.8% Stronger figure25.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths63.0% Stronger figure52.6% 64.8%
Entering EBacc17.9% 19.7% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.42 Stronger figure3.23 4.09
Cohort184 76
A-level results
A-level entries51 Not reported
A-level average points33.2 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points30.6 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects3.7% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,122 392
Free school meals (ever 6)28.0% 34.4%
English as an additional language4.2% 15.1%
SEN support29.9% 18.6%
SEN with an EHC plan5.4% 6.4%
Attendance
Overall absence12.6% 10.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence36.8% 30.3% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

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