58 / 100
Developing
Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.
Academic Outcomes
47
Inspection
75
Admissions Value
—
Destinations
45
Stability & Context
65
Below top 50% of secondary schools in England
Below top 50% nationally
#12 of 19 schools in Plymouth
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A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 29 April 2025: Standards maintained. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.
Overall effectiveness
Graded 9 March 2020
Quality of education
Graded 9 March 2020
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Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.
Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25
Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.
Attainment 8
43.5
Progress 8
Not published
English & maths 5+
35.7%
English & maths 4+
62.5%
EBacc entry
7.1%
PL3 4BD - Somerset Place, Stoke, Plymouth, Devon
This school is one of 252 schools in Plymouth.
Total schools
252
Open schools
107
Closed schools
145
Primary schools
162
Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.
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Behaviour and attitudes
Graded 9 March 2020
Personal development
Graded 9 March 2020
Leadership and management
Graded 9 March 2020
Sixth form
Graded 9 March 2020
Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.
Standards maintained
Good
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EBacc achievement
3.6%
Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25
Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.
APS
32.7
Value added
-0.11
AAB %
16.7%
Retention %
Not published
Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23
Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).
Education %
78.0%
Employment %
7.0%
Apprenticeships %
3.0%
NEET %
8.0%
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Secondary schools
49
Special schools
0
Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Plymouth)