Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Lancaster Gardens, Whitleigh, Plymouth, PL5 4AA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mrs Julie Bevan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Plymouth Moor View
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 890
- Pupils on roll
- 760
- URN
- 113533
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752201020
About this school
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College is a foundation secondary school in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 760 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 131 | 126 | 116 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 | 44.5 | 39.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 -0.54 to -0.06 | -0.10 -0.34 to +0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 41.3% | 29.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 65.1% | 44% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 3.2% | 1.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sir John Hunt Community Sports College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Plymouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.8 | 39.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.5 | 41.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.8 | 42 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 793 |
| 2023/24 | 761 |
| 2024/25 | 767 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sir John Hunt Community Sports College compares
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College ranked 15th of 19 secondary schools in Plymouth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.8 | 12.5% | 43.5% | 760 | — |
| Notre Dame RC School | 43.3 | 10.8% | 27.3% | 764 | 0.8 miles |
| St Boniface's RC College | 39 | 10% | 34.4% | 389 | 1.0 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Academy | 41.4 | 14.1% | 49.1% | 668 | 1.3 miles |
| Eggbuckland Community College | 42.3 | 10.4% | 21.7% | 1,007 | 1.6 miles |
| Marine Academy Plymouth | 43.6 | 11.1% | 44.9% | 989 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.54%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 12.46%
- Persistent absence
- 42.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Notre Dame RC School0.8 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
St Boniface's RC College1.0 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
All Saints Church of England Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
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Eggbuckland Community College1.6 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
Marine Academy Plymouth1.6 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College ranks 15th of the 19 ranked secondary schools in Plymouth.
- All Saints Church of England Academy Secondary
- Coombe Dean School Secondary
- Devonport High School for Boys Secondary
- Devonport High School for Girls Secondary
- Eggbuckland Community College Secondary
- Hele's School Secondary
- Lipson Co-operative Academy Secondary
- Marine Academy Plymouth Secondary
- Millbay Academy Secondary
- Notre Dame RC School Secondary
- Plymouth High School for Girls Secondary
- Plympton Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Sir John Hunt Community Sports College teach?
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the principal of Sir John Hunt Community Sports College?
- The principal of Sir John Hunt Community Sports College is Mrs Julie Bevan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sir John Hunt Community Sports College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Sir John Hunt Community Sports College?
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College has 760 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Sir John Hunt Community Sports College full?
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College has capacity for 890 pupils and 760 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sir John Hunt Community Sports College a faith school?
- No. Sir John Hunt Community Sports College has no designated religious character.
- Is Sir John Hunt Community Sports College a selective school?
- No. Sir John Hunt Community Sports College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Sir John Hunt Community Sports College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.8 in 2022/23 and 39.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sir John Hunt Community Sports College compare with other schools in Plymouth?
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College ranked 15th of 19 secondary schools in Plymouth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sir John Hunt Community Sports College's absence rate?
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College's overall absence rate is 12.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sir John Hunt Community Sports College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir John Hunt Community Sports College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.