St Boniface's RC College
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Boys · Plymouth
21 Boniface Lane, Plymouth, PL5 3AG
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 23/04/2025
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.0%
30.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
389
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
400 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
62 of 63 families who put it first got an offer
72
Places offered
125
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 63 | 62 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 43 | 7 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 19 | 1 | ● 5% |
| Total | 125 | 70 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Plymouth lets families list 3 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (2 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michael Antram
- Address
- 21 Boniface Lane, Crownhill, Plymouth, PL5 3AG
- Phone
- 01752779051
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Ward / constituency
- Eggbuckland · Plymouth Moor View
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140693
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: PLYMOUTH CAST
389 pupils · 400 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
23 April 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 413 pupils
Attendance
90.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
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 | 40.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 29% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 25% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.23 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 76 | — |
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.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 5 | — |
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 | 76 | 7% | 25% | 58% | |
| English Language | 75 | 8% | 43% | 57% | |
| Religious Studies | 75 | 17% | 44% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 75 | 7% | 37% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 74 | 3% | 18% | 41% | |
| Geography | 54 | 2% | 22% | 39% | |
| History | 43 | 16% | 40% | 53% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 34 | 12% | 71% | 82% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 21 | 10% | 33% | 71% | |
| Design & Technology | 19 | 11% | 26% | 32% | |
| French | 16 | 13% | 50% | 69% | |
| Persian Language | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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.