Plymstock School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
- Distance
- 1.1km away
Coombe Dean School
Charnhill Way, Elburton, Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Local ranking5th of 18 secondary schools in Plymouth
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1180
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 3 March 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 46.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 48.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 68.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 160
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Higher education
- 38.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 30.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
51
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 25.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 35.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 129
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1003
- Boys
- 546 (55%)
- Girls
- 454 (45%)
- Capacity
- 1180 (85% full)
- SEND
- 16.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.7%
- EAL
- 14.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.9%
- SEN Support
- 12.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 51.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,438/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
- 7.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.7% 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
Loading chart
- White British: 78.8%
- White Other: 8.3%
- Other: 2.8%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
- Black African: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
78.8%
White British
8.3%
White Other
2.8%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Charnhill Way
Plymouth, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136558
- UKPRN
- 10033275
- Establishment No.
- 4181
- Trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
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