Tor Bridge High
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Plymouth
Miller Way, Plymouth, PL6 8UN
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 16/11/2021
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.4%
36.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,121
Capacity used
Has space80%
1,400 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
189 of 189 families who put it first got an offer
211
Places offered
344
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 189 | 189 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 105 | 11 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 50 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Total | 344 | 202 | 59% |
1st preference success by year
Plymouth lets families list 3 preferences. 20 applications came from outside the council area (13 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tracy Stephenson
- Address
- Miller Way, Estover, Plymouth, PL6 8UN
- Phone
- 01752207907
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Ward / constituency
- Moor View · Plymouth Moor View
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137206
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 30% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,121 pupils · 1,400 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
16 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,028 pupils
Attendance
87.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
36.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.79 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.67 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.42 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 184 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.21 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 3.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 51 | — |
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.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 176 | 7% | 50% | 72% | |
| English Language | 176 | 15% | 52% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 175 | 13% | 49% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 173 | 5% | 33% | 59% | |
| Art and Design | 76 | 9% | 58% | 82% | |
| History | 69 | 17% | 54% | 72% | |
| Spanish | 48 | 4% | 25% | 50% | |
| Geography | 47 | 6% | 26% | 47% | |
| Religious Studies | 46 | 20% | 63% | 74% | |
| French | 25 | 12% | 80% | 88% | |
| Computer Science | 13 | 15% | 38% | 46% | |
| Drama | 12 | 33% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 12 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Graphics | 12 | 25% | 42% | 67% | |
| English Language and Literature | 12 | 8% | 25% | 50% | |
| Biology | 10 | 10% | 10% | 20% | |
| Sociology | 10 | 0% | 10% | 50% | |
| Psychology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Photography | 9 | 33% | 44% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| History | 7 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| Physics | 7 | 0% | 29% | 29% | |
| Mathematics | 7 | 0% | 29% | 43% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #315 of 1,846 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17749: Tor Bridge High
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 19% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 16% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 31% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Plymouth council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.