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Plymouth College

Other independent school · Mixed · Plymouth

Ford Park, PL4 6RN

Website 01752505100

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Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

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No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

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No data

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

487

Capacity used

Has space

42%

1,173 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Other independent school
Age range
2–19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
Boarding school
Headteacher
Peter Watts
Address
Ford Park, Plymouth, PL4 6RN
Phone
01752505100
Local authority
Plymouth
Ward / constituency
Compton · Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
113609

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals———
English as additional language———
SEN support26%——
58% boys (283)42% girls (204)

487 pupils · 1,173 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).

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GCSE results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score25.5——
Progress 8 score——0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths0%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths0%——
EBacc average point score2.05——

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry33.60——

Average grade: C+ (England B-)

GCSE results over time

18201922.3202222.2202325.5202424.72025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 824.746
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score1.934.1
Pupils in cohort67—

A-level results over time

34.24201939.97202233.49202333.6202437.042025

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry37.0435
Average gradeB-—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)21.7%17%
A-level students51—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
English Literature4929%76%94%
Combined Science4414%59%89%
Business3432%59%74%
Design & Technology230%57%74%
Biology2236%95%100%
Physics2264%100%100%
Chemistry2255%100%100%
Art and Design1136%64%73%
Classical Civilisation786%100%100%
Drama50%0%0%
Music50%0%0%
Latin20%0%0%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Mathematics1921%42%68%
Psychology150%7%20%
Economics140%29%64%
Physical Education / Sports Studies147%29%64%
Biology138%31%38%
Physics1118%45%45%
Classical Civilisation100%30%90%
Chemistry90%22%56%
Geography90%33%78%
Religious Studies714%71%86%
English Literature50%0%0%
Design and Technology (Product Design)40%0%0%

Oxbridge

<32020<32021<3202202024≤52025

Cambridge offers by year

Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2

UCAS apply centre 10467: Plymouth College

Cambridge admissions12025
Applications≤5
Offers≤5
Success rate—
Accepted offers≤5

1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).

2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.