Plympton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Unique reference
- 136556
- Address
- Moorland Road, Plympton, PL7 2RS
- Website
- www.plympton.academy
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1078 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.9%
- Persistent absence
- 27.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.9%
White British 94.2%
Mixed 2.1%
Other White 1.7%
African 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43
Local authority average 45.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.57
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 30 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 56 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 19 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 33 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 57 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 58 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 194 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 189 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Plympton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 100
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 111
- 3rd preference
- 38
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 154 79 75 |
| Year 8 | 204 107 97 |
| Year 9 | 200 84 116 |
| Year 10 | 197 120 77 |
| Year 11 | 194 88 106 |
| Year 12 | 79 43 36 |
| Year 13 | 50 22 28 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 79.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 36.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 37.0% 41.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 8.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.8% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 48.2% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 3.0% 11.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.1% 2.4% |