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Schools in Plymouth

107 schools across 1 towns

107
Total Schools
69
Primary
19
Secondary
0
SEND
7
Outstanding
40
Good
2
Req. Improvement
2
Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 51 of 107 schools here that have a published grade.

Plymouth has 107 schools across 1 towns — 69 primary, 19 secondary, educating around 39,638 pupils. 92% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (47 of 51). There are currently 31 open teaching jobs in Plymouth. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Plymouth.

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School spending in Plymouth

Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).

£11,877
per pupil (all phases)
£7,050
per primary pupil
£11,668
per secondary pupil

Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.

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Top-performing schools in Plymouth

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

  1. 1Devonport High School for Girls73.8Attainment 8
  2. 2Devonport High School for Boys69.3Attainment 8
  3. 3Plymouth High School for Girls65.5Attainment 8
  4. 4Hele's School50.7Attainment 8
  5. 5Coombe Dean School49.2Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Towns in Plymouth

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