Devonport High School for Boys
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Unique reference
- 136496
- Address
- Paradise Road, Stoke, PL1 5QP
- Website
- http://www.dhsb.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1231 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 94.2%
- Girls
- 5.8%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 9.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.1%
White British 72.7%
Mixed 6.3%
Other White 5.5%
Unclassified 5.5%
Chinese 2.9%
Indian 2.7%
Other 1.4%
Other Asian 1.1%
African 1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.36
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 96%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 69.1
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.94
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 7 |
| Biology | GCSE | 179 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 111 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 179 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 22 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 100 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 72 |
Admissions
Devonport High School for Boys
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 210
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 235
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 68
Offers
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 61
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 185 185 0 |
| Year 8 | 179 179 0 |
| Year 9 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 10 | 180 180 0 |
| Year 11 | 179 179 0 |
| Year 12 | 167 128 39 |
| Year 13 | 163 130 33 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 80.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 10.0% 33.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 82.0% 44.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 0.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 4.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 8.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 82.0% 56.4% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 53.0% 18.2% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.4% 2.2% |