Lipson Co-operative Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Plymouth, PL4 7PG
- Distance
- 1.3km away
Plymouth High School for Girls
St Lawrence Road, Plymouth, PL4 6HT
Local ranking3rd of 18 secondary schools in Plymouth
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
804
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 18 April 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 65.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 91.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 98.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 110
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 54.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 18.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
109
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 14.8% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 221
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 795
- Boys
- 30 (4%)
- Girls
- 752 (96%)
- Capacity
- 804 (97% full)
- SEND
- 0.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 11.2%
- EAL
- 8.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.3%
- SEN Support
- 0.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 42.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,714/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
- 5.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 14.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 77.3%
- White Other: 7.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.7%
- Other: 2.4%
- Asian Indian: 2.3%
- Black African: 2.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.5%
- Asian Other: 1.5%
77.3%
White British
7.1%
White Other
2.7%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
St Lawrence Road
Plymouth, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 148369
- UKPRN
- 10087570
- Establishment No.
- 4155
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
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