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
- 1145 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.6%
- Persistent absence
- 31.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.8%
White British 94.4%
Other White 1.8%
Mixed 1.8%
Other 0.6%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.2
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.47
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 26 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 53 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 26 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 39 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 44 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 174 |
Admissions
Plympton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 145
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 140
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 209 110 99 |
| Year 8 | 204 92 112 |
| Year 9 | 202 121 81 |
| Year 10 | 204 94 110 |
| Year 11 | 197 93 104 |
| Year 12 | 65 27 38 |
| Year 13 | 64 32 32 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 28.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 50.0% 51.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 11.0% 7.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 60.0% 52.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 8.0% 12.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 8.0% 13.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 5.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.1% 1.7% |