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Scott Medical and Healthcare College

Mixed · ages 13–19 · with sixth formPlymouth, South West · Plymouth PL3 4BDTrust: Greenshaw Learning TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
231of 375 places
Free school meals
32.9%
Year 11 cohort 2025
56
Ofsted
Standards maintained, 12 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 74 pupils who finished Year 11 at Scott Medical and Healthcare College in 2023, 28% stayed on in Scott Medical and Healthcare College’s own sixth form (Plymouth average 40%), 39% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 65 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 46% went to university (Plymouth 26%, England 37%), and 7% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 95% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.

Most pupils take the three separate sciences: at least 95% sat Biology, Chemistry and Physics as individual GCSEs, compared with about 23% nationally.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Plymouth and England.

This school
Plymouth
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolPlymouthEngland
Pupils in the cohort742,912607,348
Any sustained destination88%91%92%
Stayed in education78%80%86%
— school sixth form28%40%34%
— sixth form college9%1%13%
— further education college39%37%37%
— other education1%3%2%
Apprenticeship3%9%3%
Employment7%3%3%
No sustained destination8%6%6%
Destination unknown4%3%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
Plymouth
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolPlymouthEngland
Students in the cohort652,532541,441
Any sustained destination85%80%79%
University (higher education)46%26%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students7%12%19%
Further education5%7%5%
Apprenticeship6%15%7%
Employment26%31%28%
No sustained destination11%16%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolPlymouthEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)43.545.746.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%46%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths63%66%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects7%28%41%
EBacc average point score3.493.964.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort21%28%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils42.834.334.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils43.750.150.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language11%9%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics56100%88%7%22%64%
English Language56100%89%20%20%73%
Biology5496%23%6%45%61%
Chemistry5395%23%6%47%57%
Statistics5395%5%2%20%57%
English Literature5395%86%9%21%81%
Physics5395%23%4%46%55%
Psychology3054%3%0%22%53%
History2341%41%0%26%30%
Geography2036%41%0%25%65%
Spanish916%19%33%27%67%
Polish12%1%84%
Russian12%0%87%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health Studies33100%
Childcare Skills22100%
Sports Studies15100%
Speech and Drama321%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolPlymouthEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study62
— of whom A level students14938261,341
Average A level gradeC+C+B-
Average points per A level entry32.7334.4335.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC+C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects17%17%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics857%31%
Psychology750%23%
History13%
Physics12%
Sociology13%
Art and Design1%
Biology20%
Chemistry17%
English Literature11%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*14100%
Social ScienceVRQ Level 3
Speech and DramaVRQ Level 3
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Health StudiesBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)

Other secondary schools in Plymouth

Coombe Dean School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,000 pupils

82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.2

Hele's School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,378 pupils

82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.7

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.