Devonport High School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Plymouth City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Devonport High School for Girls is a secondary school in Plymouth for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Devonport High School for Girls 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 9.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 37.5% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Plymouth.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 250 first-choice applications for 158 offers, 1.6 first choices per offer, the highest of 16 Plymouth secondary schools.
- 157 of the 2026 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families, and 93 first-choice families (37%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 98% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 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
- Lyndhurst Road, Peverell, Plymouth, PL2 3DL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 971 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “At Devonport High School for Girls pupils consistently fulfil their potential.”
- “The academic and pastoral support provided is exceptionally strong.”
- “This enables pupils to excel across the curriculum and in examinations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 2025 (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) | 98% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 73.8 | 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: 250 first-preference applications, 158 offers in total, 157 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.
- All Saints Church of England Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Scott Medical and Healthcare College 0.9 mi Standards maintained
- Stoke Damerel Community College 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Boniface's RC College 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Plymouth High School for Girls 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Eggbuckland Community College 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Devonport High School for Boys 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Marine Academy Plymouth 1.4 mi Good Last distance published