Devonport High School for Girls
Lyndhurst Road, Peverell, Plymouth, PL2 3DL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- DEVONPORT HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
- Head Teacher
- Mr Lee Sargeant
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Plymouth Moor View
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 971
- URN
- 136588
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752705024
About this school
Devonport High School for Girls is a girls' secondary academy in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 971 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Devonport High School for Girls, 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 124 | 121 | 123 |
| Attainment 8 score | 73.4 | 75.4 | 73.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.50 +0.25 to +0.76 | +0.78 +0.52 to +1.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% | 97.5% | 97.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 100% | 99.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 87% | 86.8% | 87% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 |
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 Devonport High School for Girls 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 | 73.4 | 39.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 75.4 | 41.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 73.8 | 42 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 823 |
| 2023/24 | 860 |
| 2024/25 | 916 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Devonport High School for Girls compares
Devonport High School for Girls ranked 1st of 19 secondary schools in Plymouth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73.8 | 5% | 9.8% | 971 | — |
| All Saints Church of England Academy | 41.4 | 14.1% | 49.1% | 668 | 0.7 miles |
| Scott Medical and Healthcare College | 43.5 | 13.2% | 30.1% | 231 | 0.9 miles |
| Stoke Damerel Community College | 35.9 | 12.6% | 41.7% | 1,292 | 0.9 miles |
| St Boniface's RC College | 39 | 10% | 34.4% | 389 | 1.1 miles |
| Plymouth High School for Girls | 65.5 | 5.9% | 11.2% | 782 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report12 February 2025
- 19 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.78%
- English as an additional language
- 14.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.95%
- Persistent absence
- 11.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
Scott Medical and Healthcare College0.9 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
Stoke Damerel Community College0.9 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
St Boniface's RC College1.1 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
Plymouth High School for Girls1.2 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
Devonport High School for Girls ranks 1st 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
- 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
- Plymstock School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Devonport High School for Girls teach?
- Devonport High School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the head teacher of Devonport High School for Girls?
- The head teacher of Devonport High School for Girls is Mr Lee Sargeant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Devonport High School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Devonport High School for Girls, 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 Devonport High School for Girls?
- Devonport High School for Girls has 971 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Devonport High School for Girls full?
- Devonport High School for Girls has capacity for 840 pupils and 971 on roll (116%), so it is at or above 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 Devonport High School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Devonport High School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Devonport High School for Girls a selective school?
- Yes. Devonport High School for Girls is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Devonport High School for Girls part of an academy trust?
- Devonport High School for Girls is part of DEVONPORT HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Devonport High School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 73.4 in 2022/23 and 73.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Devonport High School for Girls compare with other schools in Plymouth?
- Devonport High School for Girls ranked 1st of 19 secondary schools in Plymouth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Devonport High School for Girls's absence rate?
- Devonport High School for Girls's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Devonport High School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Devonport High School for Girls'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 1 July 2026.