St Boniface's RC College
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Plymouth City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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St Boniface's RC College is a secondary school in Plymouth for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 23 April 2025. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
St Boniface's RC 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 25% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 39 (England 46).
- Every applicant for Year 7 in 2026 was offered a place, which 1 of the 17 other Plymouth secondary schools with a published outcome also did.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 60 first-choice applications for 61 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 37.5% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 27.2% across 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
- 21 Boniface Lane, Crownhill, Plymouth, PL5 3AG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 389 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at St Boniface’s College describe their school community as a family.”
- “The warm and respectful relationships that exist between staff and pupils have provided a firm foundation for the school to make necessary improvements.”
- “Parents and carers typically describe the dedication of staff to pupils’ well-being.”
To improve
- “There is still work to do to ensure that pupils are appropriately challenged and learn effectively across curriculum areas, but there are clear signs of improvement.”
- “While improvements have been made, across the school the delivery of the curriculum is inconsistent.”
- “However, sometimes the work pupils are given lacks purpose and ambition.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 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) | 25% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39 | 46 |
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: 60 first-preference applications, 61 offers in total, 60 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 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Devonport High School for Girls 1.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Notre Dame RC School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tor Bridge High 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Marine Academy Plymouth 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Lipson Co-operative Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published