Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Plymouth, PL5 4AA
- Distance
- 1.2km away
Notre Dame RC School
Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 5HN
Local ranking17th of 18 secondary schools in Plymouth
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 25 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Not met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership & governance
- Urgent improvement
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 38.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 60.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 135
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 34.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 34.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
26.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
37
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 95
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 732
- Boys
- 26 (3%)
- Girls
- 738 (97%)
- Capacity
- 900 (85% full)
- SEND
- 24.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.3%
- EAL
- 10.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.0%
- SEN Support
- 20.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 52.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,430/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
- 10.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 76.8%
- White Other: 5.1%
- Other: 4.7%
- Black African: 3.3%
- Asian Indian: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Black Other: 1.1%
76.8%
White British
5.1%
White Other
4.7%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 140737
- UKPRN
- 10045641
- Establishment No.
- 4605
- Trust
- PLYMOUTH CAST
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