Coombe Dean School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Plymouth, PL9 8ES
- Distance
- 1.1km away
Plymstock School
Church Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Local ranking8th of 18 secondary schools in Plymouth
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1680
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 19 April 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 51.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 54.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 76.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 259
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 44.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 37.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
94
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 38.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 206
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1607
- Boys
- 763 (50%)
- Girls
- 752 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1680 (90% full)
- SEND
- 15.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.0%
- EAL
- 6.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.5%
- SEN Support
- 13.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 83.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,288/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
- 9.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 88.2%
- White Other: 4.5%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
- Other: 1.2%
- Black African: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
- Asian Chinese: 0.4%
88.2%
White British
4.5%
White Other
1.4%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Church Road
Plymouth, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136568
- UKPRN
- 10033269
- Establishment No.
- 4180
- Trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
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