Plymouth College
Ford Park, Plymouth, PL4 6RN
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mr Peter Watts
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,173
- Pupils on roll
- 487
- URN
- 113609
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752505100
About this school
Plymouth College is an independent school in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 487 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Plymouth College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Plymouth College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 72 | 68 | 67 |
| Attainment 8 score | 22.2 | 25.5 | 24.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
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 Plymouth 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 | 22.2 | 39.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 25.5 | 41.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 24.7 | 42 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 552 |
| 2023/24 | 513 |
| 2024/25 | 511 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 81
Location
Nearby schools
-
King's School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Plymouth
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Fletewood School and Nursery0.5 miles
Independent schools · Plymouth
-
University of Plymouth0.7 miles
Universities · Plymouth
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Arts University Plymouth0.8 miles
Universities · Plymouth
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ACE Schools Plymouth1.0 miles
Academies · Plymouth
Common questions
- What year groups does Plymouth College teach?
- Plymouth College teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an independent school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headmaster of Plymouth College?
- The headmaster of Plymouth College is Mr Peter Watts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Plymouth College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Plymouth College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Plymouth College?
- Plymouth College has 487 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Plymouth College full?
- Plymouth College has capacity for 1,173 pupils and 487 on roll (42%), 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 Plymouth College a faith school?
- No. Plymouth College has no designated religious character.
- Is Plymouth College a selective school?
- No. Plymouth College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Plymouth College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 22.2 in 2022/23 and 24.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Plymouth College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Plymouth 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 24 July 2026.