Eggbuckland Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.83 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Eggbuckland Community College is a secondary school in Plymouth for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Eggbuckland Community College 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 | 2.83 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 2.83 miles away, the 4th shortest of 13 Plymouth secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 171 first-choice applications for 179 offers; 169 went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (1%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 38% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 42.3 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was D (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was well below average.
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
- Westcott Close, Eggbuckland, Plymouth, PL6 5YB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,007 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Eggbuckland Community College encourages pupils to show tenacity, integrity, compassion and knowledge.”
- “When adults uphold these expectations, pupils appreciate that they can learn without disruption.”
- “Bullying is infrequent, and pupils have adults they can turn to if they have concerns.”
To improve
- “However, the school does not have high enough expectations of what pupils are able to do.”
- “The standard of work accepted from pupils is below what they can produce when suitably challenged.”
- “In particular, pupils struggle to write at length with high levels of technical accuracy in spelling, punctuation and grammar.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 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) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D | 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: 171 first-preference applications, 179 offers in total, 169 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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- Notre Dame RC School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Plymouth High School for Girls 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published