Plympton Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
5.83 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Plympton Academy is a secondary school in Plymouth for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 19 March 2024. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Plympton Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 5.83 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 5.83 miles away, the 5th longest of 13 Plymouth secondary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 91 first-choice applications for 110 offers: 0.8 first choices per offer, the 3rd lowest of 16 Plymouth secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, and 19 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 44% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Plymouth.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Plymouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Moorland Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2RS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 984 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 19 March 2024
Strengths
- “Most pupils enjoy their learning and have positive attitudes towards school.”
- “The school has recently raised its expectations of pupils’ conduct.”
- “Most pupils now live up to these.”
To improve
- “However, pupils, including sixth-form students, do not achieve well enough.”
- “In many subjects, they do not gain sufficient depth in their knowledge and understanding.”
- “As a result, pupils are not always well prepared for their future learning and next steps in life.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 91 first-preference applications, 110 offers in total, 91 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Plymouth.
- Hele's School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Plymstock School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Coombe Dean School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tor Bridge High 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Lipson Co-operative Academy 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eggbuckland Community College 3.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Plymouth High School for Girls 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Boniface's RC College 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published