Plympton Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
D42
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Plymouth, PL7 2RS
- Distance
- 9.6km away
Ivybridge Community College
Harford Road, Ivybridge, PL21 0JA
Local ranking7th of 41 secondary schools in Devon
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
2500
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 14 January 2020. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 54.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 66.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 82.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 381
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 11.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Higher education
- 43.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 30.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B
Avg A-Level Grade
38.9
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
38.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
166
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 21.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 34.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 416
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 2323
- Boys
- 1182 (52%)
- Girls
- 1080 (48%)
- Capacity
- 2500 (90% full)
- SEND
- 18.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 15.2%
- EAL
- 2.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.5%
- SEN Support
- 16.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 125.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,272/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.9%
- White Other: 3.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
- Black African: 0.5%
- Other: 0.4%
- Asian Other: 0.3%
91.9%
White British
3.5%
White Other
1.1%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Harford Road
Ivybridge, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136336
- UKPRN
- 10032206
- Establishment No.
- 4184
- Trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
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