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Best secondary schools in Plymouth

19 of 19 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Plymouth schools · primary schools

Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Progress 8 Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Devonport High School for Girls Plymouth grammar 0.78 Good oversubscribed 1.58 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Scott Medical and Healthcare College Plymouth 0.76 Good — approximate
3 Lipson Co-operative Academy Plymouth hidden gem 0.4 Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 Devonport High School for Boys Plymouth grammar 0.3 Good about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 Plymouth High School for Girls Plymouth hidden gem grammar 0.24 Good about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Coombe Dean School Plymouth 0.16 Good oversubscribed 1.54 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Eggbuckland Community College Plymouth 0.0 Requires improvement declining about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Plymstock School Plymouth hidden gem 0.0 Good undersubscribed 0.63 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 All Saints Church of England Academy Plymouth hidden gem -0.03 Good improving about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Hele's School Plymouth -0.09 Good oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 Sir John Hunt Community Sports College Plymouth hidden gem -0.1 Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Tor Bridge High Plymouth hidden gem -0.11 Good improving about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Stoke Damerel Community College Plymouth hidden gem -0.19 Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 Notre Dame RC School Plymouth hidden gem -0.27 Good undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
15 St Boniface's RC College Plymouth -0.28 Not judged improving about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
16 Marine Academy Plymouth Plymouth hidden gem -0.35 Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
17 Plympton Academy Plymouth -0.39 Requires improvement undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
18 Millbay Academy Plymouth hidden gem -0.51 Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
19 UTC Plymouth Plymouth -1.13 Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

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