Plymstock School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
213.00 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Plymstock School is a secondary school in Plymouth for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 April 2023. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Plymstock 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 | 213.00 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 142 first-choice applications for 226 offers: 0.6 first choices per offer, the lowest of 16 Plymouth secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, and 84 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- 64 of the 463 applications (14%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Plymouth; 32 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, 4th 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
- Church Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,515 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 April 2023
Strengths
- “As one pupil commented, echoed by many others, teachers inspire him to ‘go above and beyond’.”
- “Pupils have many opportunities to broaden their knowledge about the world around them.”
- “Pupils and students in the sixth form develop strong leadership skills through a range of peer mentoring and tutoring roles.”
To improve
- “However, a minority of pupils do not behave well.”
- “However, leaders have not structured the personal, social and health education (PSHE) curriculum as effectively as other subjects.”
- “Teachers have variable subject knowledge in PSHE.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (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) | 50% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | 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: 142 first-preference applications, 226 offers in total, 142 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.
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- Lipson Co-operative Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hele's School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Plymouth High School for Girls 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Plympton Academy 2.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Millbay Academy 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Eggbuckland Community College 3.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Devonport High School for Boys 3.4 mi Good Last distance published