All Saints Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · 668 pupils
70% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.4
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Plymouth High School for Girls
- Pupils on roll
- 782of 804 places
- Free school meals
- 13.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 103
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 18 April 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Plymouth High School for Girls (URN 113532, until 1 February 2021).
What the data says
Of the 115 pupils who finished Year 11 at Plymouth High School for Girls in 2023, 67% stayed on in Plymouth High School for Girls’ own sixth form (Plymouth average 40%), 19% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 114 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 54% went to university (Plymouth 26%, England 37%), and 35% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 65.5 against 46.1 across England and 45.7 in Plymouth, with 90% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Plymouth High School for Girls admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 39% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 115 | 2,912 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 67% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 4% | 1% | 13% |
| — further education college | 19% | 37% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 9% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 114 | 2,532 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 54% | 26% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 35% | 12% | 19% |
| Further education | 4% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 10% | 15% | 7% |
| Employment | 18% | 31% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 16% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 65.5 | 45.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 90% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 97% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 53% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.93 | 3.96 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 6% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 50.7 | 34.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 66.4 | 50.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 102 | 99% | 89% | 56% | 20% | 97% |
| Mathematics | 102 | 99% | 88% | 49% | 22% | 99% |
| English Literature | 101 | 98% | 86% | 46% | 21% | 97% |
| Combined Science | 63 | 61% | 65% | 37% | 9% | 97% |
| Geography | 62 | 60% | 41% | 47% | 25% | 97% |
| History | 60 | 58% | 41% | 60% | 26% | 97% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 45 | 44% | 8% | 51% | 21% | 98% |
| German | 40 | 39% | 5% | 28% | 33% | 95% |
| Chemistry | 39 | 38% | 23% | 49% | 47% | 97% |
| Biology | 39 | 38% | 23% | 51% | 45% | 97% |
| Physical Education | 39 | 38% | 11% | 36% | 24% | 95% |
| Physics | 39 | 38% | 23% | 49% | 46% | 95% |
| Fine Art | 30 | 29% | 9% | 67% | 28% | 100% |
| French | 26 | 25% | 18% | 38% | 29% | 85% |
| Music | 26 | 25% | 5% | 42% | 33% | 88% |
| Religious Studies | 24 | 23% | 31% | 58% | 32% | 96% |
| Drama | 23 | 22% | 7% | 52% | 27% | 96% |
| Design and Technology | 13 | 13% | 11% | 46% | 23% | 92% |
| Computer Science | 12 | 12% | 13% | 42% | 30% | 83% |
| Dance | 2 | 2% | 1% | — | 27% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 221 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 109 | 938 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.28 | 34.43 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 15% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 32 | 29% | 20% |
| Psychology | 30 | 28% | 23% |
| Chemistry | 28 | 26% | 17% |
| Mathematics | 27 | 25% | 31% |
| Law | 25 | 23% | 4% |
| English Literature | 23 | 21% | 11% |
| History | 21 | 19% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 21 | 19% | 13% |
| Geography | 17 | 16% | 10% |
| Media Studies | 14 | 13% | 4% |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 12% | 4% |
| Politics | 12 | 11% | 6% |
| Physics | 10 | 9% | 12% |
| Fine Art | 9 | 8% | 3% |
| French | 7 | 6% | 1% |
| Economics | 7 | 6% | 13% |
| Physical Education | 6 | 6% | 3% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 55 | 50% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 11 | 10% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| French | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| French | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Nutrition / Diet | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
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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.