Devonport High School for Boys
Ofsted: Good
Score
B72
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Plymouth, PL1 5QP
- Distance
- 1.1km away
UTC Plymouth
Park Avenue, Plymouth, PL1 4RL
Local ranking18th of 18 secondary schools in Plymouth
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 17 January 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 31.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 24.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 43.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 107
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Continued in education
- 59.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 17.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 76.0%
- Higher education
- 18.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 42.0%
- Employment
- 12.0%
- Not sustained
- 15.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- 16-18 Cohort
- 46
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 594
- Boys
- 414 (70%)
- Girls
- 180 (30%)
- Capacity
- 750 (79% full)
- SEND
- 20.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 43.6%
- EAL
- 8.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.2%
- SEN Support
- 15.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,082/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
- 15.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 39.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- University technical college
- 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
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- White British: 87.5%
- White Other: 6.3%
- Black African: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
- Black Other: 0.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.5%
- Other: 0.5%
87.5%
White British
6.3%
White Other
2.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Park Avenue
Plymouth, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 146560
- UKPRN
- 10081518
- Establishment No.
- 4005
- Trust
- REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
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