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Plymouth High School for Girls

St Lawrence Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 6HT ·

Ofsted:Good· 2024Grammar school
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At a glance

A state girls' grammar academy for ages 11–18 in Plymouth. Confirmed as Good at an ungraded Ofsted inspection (April 2024). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 65.5 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 104 families put it first for 119 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
782
Gender
Girls
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Local authority
Plymouth
Academy trust
THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Simon Underdown
Opened
Feb 2021
School website 03333602230 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (18 Apr 2024): School remains Good

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 103 pupils

Attainment 8
65.5
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
90.3%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
97.1%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.24
2023/24 · CI -0.03 to 0.5
This school
65.5
Plymouth
45.7
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 113532), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
119
1st preferences
104
All applications
317
1st prefs per place
0.87
Fewer first choices than places

71 of 104 first-preference applicants were offered a place (68%). 40 offers went to families living in another council area.

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
795
Capacity
804
97% full
Girls / boys
96/4
Girls
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)11.2%
  • English as an additional language8.6%
  • SEN support0.4%
  • Education, Health and Care plan0.3%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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