Torpoint Community CollegeDevonport High School for Boys
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Torpoint Community College and Devonport High School for Boys are secondary schools.
Torpoint Community College scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Devonport High School for Boys scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Devonport High School for Boys is ahead on our composite score.
Torpoint Community College was judged Good and Devonport High School for Boys was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.0 for Torpoint Community College and 69.3 for Devonport High School for Boys.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Torpoint Community College (45.6 in 2021-22, 41.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Devonport High School for Boys (70.6 in 2021-22, 69.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TorpointTorpoint Community College | PlymouthDevonport High School for Boys | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100 | B73/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 26th of 31 in Cornwall | 2nd of 19 in Plymouth | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 739 | 1,268 | |
| Capacity | 1,141 | 1,160 | |
| Location | Torpoint, PL11 2NH | Plymouth, PL1 5QP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.0 | 69.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.8% | 94.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56.3% | 98.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 47.4% Stronger figure | 25.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | 5.83 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 135 | 178 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 26 | 162 | |
| A-level average points | 21.9 | 37.6 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 22.2 | 37.4 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 24.8% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 739 | 1,268 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.3% | 8.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.4% | 9.9% | |
| SEN support | 11.4% | 4.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 0.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.8% | 4.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.8% | 8.4% 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.
Torpoint Community College
Devonport High School for Boys
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