Coombe Dean School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.28 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Coombe Dean School is a secondary school in Plymouth for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Coombe Dean School 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 | 1.28 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 1.28 miles away, the shortest of 13 Plymouth secondary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 262 first-choice applications for 170 offers, 1.5 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 16 Plymouth secondary schools.
- In 2026, 167 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families, and 95 first-choice families (36%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 49% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 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
- Charnhill Way, Elburton, Plymouth, PL9 8ES
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,000 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “The Coombe Dean School's values of community, integrity and opportunity are well understood by pupils.”
- “Pupils and staff share warm, respectful relationships with other members of the school community.”
- “Pupils feel cared for, which makes them feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, this is not fully realised in the published outcomes across subjects.”
- “However, governance has not applied the same robust oversight and challenge to all aspects of the school’s work.”
- “However, some pupils find it difficult to recall their learning over time.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 2026 (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) | 49% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.2 | 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: 262 first-preference applications, 170 offers in total, 167 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Straight-line distance, in Plymouth.
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- Plympton Academy 2.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Hele's School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Plymouth High School for Girls 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Millbay Academy 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Eggbuckland Community College 3.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Devonport High School for Boys 3.9 mi Good Last distance published