UTC Plymouth
Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · Plymouth
Park Avenue, Plymouth, PL1 4RL
41
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 17/01/2023
Application demand
75%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
85.0%
39.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
594
Capacity used
Has space79%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
75%
1st preference success rate
109 of 145 families who put it first got an offer
112
Places offered
282
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 145 | 109 | ● 75% |
| 2nd preference | 91 | 3 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 46 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 282 | 112 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Plymouth lets families list 3 preferences. 15 applications came from outside the council area (4 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
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Joanna Ware
- Address
- Park Avenue, Plymouth, PL1 4RL
- Phone
- 01752284250
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Ward / constituency
- Devonport · Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146560
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 46% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
594 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
17 January 2023
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 · 574 pupils
Attendance
85.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
15.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
10.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
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 | 28.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.13 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 13% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 34% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.15 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: SUPP (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 33.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 54.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.76 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 84 | — |
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 | 3 | — |
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 | 84 | 12% | 43% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 84 | 6% | 35% | 52% | |
| English Language | 84 | 12% | 39% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 84 | 13% | 38% | 55% | |
| Art and Design | 36 | 6% | 17% | 50% | |
| History | 16 | 6% | 31% | 75% | |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Portuguese | 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) | 16% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 32% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 16% | — | — |
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.