Scott Medical and Healthcare College
Secondary · Studio schools · Mixed · Plymouth
Somerset Place, Plymouth, PL3 4BD
81
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/02/2020
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
86.8%
41.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
231
Capacity used
Has space62%
375 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Studio schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matthew Oakes
- Address
- Somerset Place, Stoke, Plymouth, PL3 4BD
- Phone
- 01752987010
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Ward / constituency
- Stoke · Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144760
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
231 pupils · 375 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
12 March 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
11 February 2020
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 · 184 pupils
Attendance
86.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
41.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
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 | 56.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.76 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 84% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.85 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 7.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.49 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 56 | — |
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 | 32.73 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 14 | — |
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 | 56 | 7% | 39% | 64% | |
| English Language | 56 | 20% | 63% | 73% | |
| Biology | 54 | 6% | 44% | 61% | |
| Physics | 53 | 4% | 40% | 55% | |
| Chemistry | 53 | 6% | 28% | 57% | |
| Statistics | 53 | 2% | 30% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 53 | 9% | 66% | 81% | |
| Social Studies | 30 | 0% | 17% | 53% | |
| History | 23 | 0% | 13% | 30% | |
| Geography | 20 | 0% | 35% | 65% | |
| Spanish | 9 | 33% | 56% | 67% | |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Psychology | 7 | 0% | 14% | 43% | |
| Biology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 37% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 45% | — | — |
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) |
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.