Tor Bridge High
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
5.92 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Tor Bridge High is a secondary school in Plymouth for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 November 2021. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Tor Bridge High 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 | 5.92 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 5.92 miles away, the 4th longest of 13 Plymouth secondary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2026, 190 first-choice applications for 194 Year 7 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 27.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Plymouth is 24.7%.
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
- Miller Way, Estover, Plymouth, PL6 8UN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,121 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 November 2021
Strengths
- “The school is serious about its core values of courage, love and ambition.”
- “These are brought to life for pupils in their everyday interactions with staff.”
- “Pupils are greeted warmly as they arrive for school, and they have learned to respond in kind.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ attendance remains below the national average.”
- “It is still the case that disadvantaged pupils miss too much school, but this is changing.”
- “Pupils would benefit from greater opportunity to deepen their learning and further develop their confidence as speakers through discussion.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 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) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.4 | 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: 190 first-preference applications, 194 offers in total, 190 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.
- Eggbuckland Community College 1.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Notre Dame RC School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Boniface's RC College 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hele's School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lipson Co-operative Academy 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Academy 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Devonport High School for Girls 2.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published