Eggbuckland Community College
Westcott Close, Eggbuckland, Plymouth, PL6 5YB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Acting Principal
- Ms Heather Lilley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Westcountry Schools Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Plymouth Moor View
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,007
- URN
- 140104
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752779061
About this school
Eggbuckland Community College is a secondary academy in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,007 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eggbuckland Community College, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 168 | 192 | 169 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.1 | 42.3 | 42.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.35 -0.57 to -0.13 | 0.00 -0.20 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 33.3% | 37.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 56.8% | 67.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11% | 21.9% | 31.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
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 Eggbuckland Community 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 | 39.1 | 39.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.3 | 41.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.3 | 42 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,059 |
| 2023/24 | 1,040 |
| 2024/25 | 1,031 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eggbuckland Community College compares
Eggbuckland Community College ranked 12th of 19 secondary schools in Plymouth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.3 | 10.4% | 21.7% | 1,007 | — |
| St Boniface's RC College | 39 | 10% | 34.4% | 389 | 0.7 miles |
| Tor Bridge High | 40.4 | 12.6% | 28% | 1,121 | 1.3 miles |
| Lipson Co-operative Academy | 43.5 | 9.9% | 44.8% | 1,131 | 1.3 miles |
| Devonport High School for Girls | 73.8 | 5% | 9.8% | 971 | 1.4 miles |
| Notre Dame RC School | 43.3 | 10.8% | 27.3% | 764 | 1.5 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)
- 21.68%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.36%
- Persistent absence
- 30.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Boniface's RC College0.7 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
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Tor Bridge High1.3 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
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Lipson Co-operative Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
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Devonport High School for Girls1.4 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
Notre Dame RC School1.5 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
Eggbuckland Community College ranks 12th 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
- 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 Eggbuckland Community College teach?
- Eggbuckland Community College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the acting principal of Eggbuckland Community College?
- The acting principal of Eggbuckland Community College is Ms Heather Lilley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eggbuckland Community College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eggbuckland Community 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 Eggbuckland Community College?
- Eggbuckland Community College has 1,007 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Eggbuckland Community College full?
- Eggbuckland Community College has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 1,007 on roll (92%), 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 Eggbuckland Community College a faith school?
- No. Eggbuckland Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Eggbuckland Community College a selective school?
- No. Eggbuckland Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Eggbuckland Community College part of an academy trust?
- Eggbuckland Community College is part of WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Eggbuckland Community College have?
- The schools register lists Eggbuckland Community College's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Eggbuckland Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.1 in 2022/23 and 42.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eggbuckland Community College compare with other schools in Plymouth?
- Eggbuckland Community College ranked 12th of 19 secondary schools in Plymouth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eggbuckland Community College's absence rate?
- Eggbuckland Community College's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eggbuckland Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eggbuckland Community 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 1 July 2026.