Scott Medical and Healthcare College
Somerset Place, Stoke, Plymouth, PL3 4BD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Studio schools
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Anita Frier
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 375
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 144760
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752987010
About this school
Scott Medical and Healthcare College is a secondary school in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 13 to 19 and has 231 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Scott Medical and Healthcare 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 74 | 67 | 56 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.2 | 56.5 | 43.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.06 -0.27 to +0.40 | +0.76 +0.40 to +1.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 56.7% | 35.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 83.6% | 62.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 8% | 7.5% | 7.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
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 Scott Medical and Healthcare 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 | 47.2 | 39.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.5 | 41.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.5 | 42 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 277 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 238 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scott Medical and Healthcare College compares
Scott Medical and Healthcare College ranked 9th of 19 secondary schools in Plymouth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% 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 | 43.5 | 13.2% | 30.1% | 231 | — |
| Stoke Damerel Community College | 35.9 | 12.6% | 41.7% | 1,292 | 0.0 miles |
| Devonport High School for Boys | 69.3 | 4.7% | 8.3% | 1,300 | 0.5 miles |
| UTC Plymouth | 36.4 | 15% | 43.6% | 594 | 0.8 miles |
| Devonport High School for Girls | 73.8 | 5% | 9.8% | 971 | 0.9 miles |
| Millbay Academy | 36.9 | 15.7% | 58.7% | 526 | 0.9 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 March 2025
- 11 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.11%
- English as an additional language
- 9.7%
- Overall absence
- 13.17%
- Persistent absence
- 41.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoke Damerel Community College0.0 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
Devonport High School for Boys0.5 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
UTC Plymouth0.8 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
Devonport High School for Girls0.9 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
Millbay Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
Scott Medical and Healthcare College ranks 9th 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 Scott Medical and Healthcare College teach?
- Scott Medical and Healthcare College teaches children aged 13 to 19. It is a secondary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Scott Medical and Healthcare College?
- The headteacher of Scott Medical and Healthcare College is Miss Anita Frier, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Scott Medical and Healthcare College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scott Medical and Healthcare 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 Scott Medical and Healthcare College?
- Scott Medical and Healthcare College has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 19.
- Is Scott Medical and Healthcare College full?
- Scott Medical and Healthcare College has capacity for 375 pupils and 231 on roll (62%), 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 Scott Medical and Healthcare College a faith school?
- No. Scott Medical and Healthcare College has no designated religious character.
- Is Scott Medical and Healthcare College part of an academy trust?
- Scott Medical and Healthcare College is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Scott Medical and Healthcare College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.2 in 2022/23 and 43.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Scott Medical and Healthcare College compare with other schools in Plymouth?
- Scott Medical and Healthcare College ranked 9th of 19 secondary schools in Plymouth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% 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 Scott Medical and Healthcare College's absence rate?
- Scott Medical and Healthcare College's overall absence rate is 13.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Scott Medical and Healthcare College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scott Medical and Healthcare 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 10 July 2026.