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Secondary schools in Plymouth, ranked

The 19 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    73.8
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    Devonport High School for Boys

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    69.3
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    Plymouth High School for Girls

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    65.5
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    Hele's School

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    50.7
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    Coombe Dean School

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    49.2
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    Plymstock School

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    47.3
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    Marine Academy Plymouth

    Academy sponsor led

    43.6
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    Lipson Co-operative Academy

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    43.5
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    43.5
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    Notre Dame RC School

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    43.3
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    Plympton Academy

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    43.1
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    Eggbuckland Community College

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    42.3
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    41.4
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    Tor Bridge High

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    40.4
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    39.8
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    St Boniface's RC College

    Academy sponsor led

    39.0
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    Millbay Academy

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    36.9
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    UTC Plymouth

    University technical college

    36.4
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    35.9
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Plymouth?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, Devonport High School for Girls ranks first of 19 ranked secondary schools in Plymouth, with an average Attainment 8 score of 73.8. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Plymouth ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Plymouth?
19 secondary schools in Plymouth published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.