Marine Academy Plymouth
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.68 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Marine Academy Plymouth is a secondary school in Plymouth for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 April 2024. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Marine Academy Plymouth 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 | 3.68 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 33% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 43.6 (England 46).
- Year 7 2026 drew 174 first-choice applications for 179 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 3.68 miles, the 6th longest of 13 Plymouth secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- At 42.7%, the share of pupils eligible for free school meals is above the middle figure of 37.5% 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
- Trevithick Road, Plymouth, PL5 2AF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 989 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils have responded positively to the raised expectations for how they behave and what they can achieve.”
- “They are proud to be part of the school community.”
- “A strong focus on good manners, respect and empathy for others means the school is calm and welcoming.”
To improve
- “However, while the impact of the improved curriculum is now evident in current pupils’ learning, it has not had a sustained enough impact to be reflected yet in published outcomes.”
- “This is because the legacy of weaker curriculums and attendance have led to gaps in some pupils’ knowledge.”
- “However, few pupils say they enjoy reading, or do so out of school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 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) | 33% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.6 | 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: 174 first-preference applications, 179 offers in total, 174 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 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Devonport High School for Girls 1.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Boniface's RC College 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Scott Medical and Healthcare College 1.9 mi Standards maintained
- Stoke Damerel Community College 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- UTC Plymouth 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Devonport High School for Boys 2.3 mi Good Last distance published