Plymouth 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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Plymouth High School for Girls is a secondary school in Plymouth for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 April 2024. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Plymouth 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
- Year 7 2026 had 104 first-choice applications for 119 offers: 71 offers went to first-choice families and 33 first-choice families (32%) were not offered a place.
- 13.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Plymouth is 39.8%.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 103 of the 317 applications (32%) came from families living outside Plymouth, and 40 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 90% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd 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
- St Lawrence Road, Plymouth, PL4 6HT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 782 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 April 2024
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations for pupils’ academic success.”
- “Pupils rise to this challenge.”
- “Pupils behave consistently well in lessons and around the school site.”
To improve
- “However, in between these assessments, sometimes teaching does not identify precisely what pupils know and remember, so that any misconceptions are remedied in a timely way.”
- “This support is in its early stages.”
- “The opportunities for pupils to read academic texts to support their work across the curriculum is more limited.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 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) | 90% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 65.5 | 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: 104 first-preference applications, 119 offers in total, 71 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.
- Lipson Co-operative Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stoke Damerel Community College 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Scott Medical and Healthcare College 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Millbay Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Devonport High School for Girls 1.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Devonport High School for Boys 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Eggbuckland Community College 1.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- UTC Plymouth 1.7 mi Good Last distance published