Secondary schools in Plymouth
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Plymouth has 19 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,912 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 80% stayed in education (England 86%): 40% in a school sixth form, 1% at a sixth form college, 37% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 9% of leavers, roughly three times the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 26% of students in Plymouth went to university (England 37%), and 12% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 45.7 against 46.1 for England; 46% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Plymouth against England
| Measure | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,912 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 13% |
| — further education college | 37% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 9% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Plymouth
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (19)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 668 | 70% | 12% | 56% | 9% | — | 41.4 | 37% |
| Coombe Dean SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,000 | 82% | 35% | 45% | 7% | 38% | 49.2 | 49% |
| Devonport High School for BoysAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,300 | 92% | 77% | 12% | 6% | 49% | 69.3 | 94% |
| Devonport High School for GirlsAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 971 | 98% | 96% | 2% | 0% | 46% | 73.8 | 98% |
| Eggbuckland Community CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,007 | 79% | 33% | 45% | 11% | 38% | 42.3 | 38% |
| Hele's SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,378 | 82% | 56% | 25% | 10% | 42% | 50.7 | 54% |
| Lipson Co-operative AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,131 | 81% | 46% | 35% | 3% | 26% | 43.5 | 42% |
| Marine Academy PlymouthAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 989 | 76% | 30% | 45% | 8% | 43% | 43.6 | 33% |
| Millbay AcademyFree schools | 526 | 75% | 16% | 57% | 4% | — | 36.9 | 27% |
| Notre Dame RC SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 764 | 84% | 31% | 53% | 7% | 34% | 43.3 | 34% |
| Plymouth High School for GirlsAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 782 | 92% | 67% | 19% | 3% | 54% | 65.5 | 90% |
| Plympton AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 984 | 78% | 37% | 37% | 10% | 38% | 43.1 | 44% |
| Plymstock SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,515 | 80% | 38% | 40% | 12% | 44% | 47.3 | 50% |
| Scott Medical and Healthcare CollegeStudio schools · sixth form | 231 | 78% | 28% | 39% | 3% | 46% | 43.5 | 36% |
| Sir John Hunt Community Sports CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | — | 76% | 25% | 49% | 10% | 31% | 39.8 | 29% |
| St Boniface's RC CollegeAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 389 | 71% | 17% | 54% | 16% | — | 39.0 | 25% |
| Stoke Damerel Community CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,292 | 77% | 30% | 47% | 11% | 35% | 35.9 | 24% |
| Tor Bridge HighAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,121 | 76% | 47% | 26% | 14% | 30% | 40.4 | 42% |
| UTC PlymouthUniversity technical college · sixth form | 594 | 59% | 19% | 36% | 17% | 18% | 36.4 | 33% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (8)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City College Plymouthcollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 9% | — | — |
| Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campusindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 48.0 | 36% |
| Plymouth Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 487 | — | — | — | — | — | 24.7 | 0% |
| Brook Green Centre for Learningspecial · Community special school | 111 | 91% | 0% | 45% | 0% | — | 4.9 | 0% |
| Cann Bridge Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 111 | 100% | 0% | 9% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Longcause Community Special Schoolspecial · Community special school | 118 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Woodlands Schoolspecial · Foundation special school · sixth form | 97 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Mount Tamar Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 0% |