Sir John Hunt Community Sports College

Lancaster Gardens, Whitleigh, Plymouth, PL5 4AA

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

890

Capacity

11-19

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 21 September 2022.

Closed on 31 August 2026 and continues as Sir John Hunt Community Sports College (URN 148740) (opened 1 September 2026). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2025-26

Average Attainment 8: 43.1 nat46.2
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 37.1% nat46.3%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 51.4% nat64.8%
Cohort Size: 105

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 88.0%
Continued in education: 76.0%
Apprenticeships: 10.0%
Employment: 2.0%
Not sustained: 7.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 74.0%
Higher education: 31.0%
Apprenticeships: 11.0%
Employment: 28.0%
Not sustained: 19.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

33.3

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

27.1

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 0.0% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 31.7
16-18 Cohort: 78

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 767
Boys: 379 (50%)
Girls: 381 (50%)
Capacity: 890 (85% full)
SEND: 21.4%
FSM Eligible: 43.5%
EAL: 3.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.5%
SEN Support: 18.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 13.7:1
Teachers (FTE): 56.2
Budget per Pupil: £11,577/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate: 12.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 42.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 91.6%
White Other: 3.7%
Black African: 1.4%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
Mixed Other: 0.8%
Other: 0.5%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
White Irish: 0.3%

91.6%

White British

3.7%

White Other

1.4%

Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

j.bevan@sjhcsc.co.uk

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Lancaster Gardens

Plymouth, South West

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Administrative

URN: 113533
UKPRN: 10017579
Establishment No.: 4172

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