Best Secondary Schools in Plymouth

We checked all 21 secondary schools in Plymouth and list every one: 18 ranked, then 3 without a rank.

Schools checked
21
Ranked
18
Without a rank
3

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Plymouth. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Plymouth also has 77 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Plymouth.

Ranked secondary schools in Plymouth

  1. 1

    Devonport High School for Girls

    Academy, Selective, 971 pupils, inspected November 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    73.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    97.6%

  2. 2

    Devonport High School for Boys

    Academy, Selective, 1,300 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    69.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    94.4%

  3. 3

    Plymouth High School for Girls

    Academy, Selective, 782 pupils, inspected September 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    65.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    90.3%

  4. 4

    Hele's School

    Academy, 1,378 pupils, inspected July 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    50.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    54.4%

  5. 5

    Coombe Dean School

    Academy, 1,000 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    49.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    48.5%

  6. 6

    Plymstock School

    Academy, 1,515 pupils, inspected April 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50.2%

  7. 7

    Lipson Co-operative Academy

    Academy, 1,131 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    43.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.8%

  8. 8

    Tor Bridge High

    Academy, 1,121 pupils, inspected November 2021

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    40.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.8%

  9. 9

    Scott Medical and Healthcare College

    Free school, 231 pupils, inspected February 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35.7%

  10. 10

    Marine Academy Plymouth

    Academy, 989 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    32.6%

  11. 11

    All Saints Church of England Academy

    Academy, 668 pupils, inspected February 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.1%

  12. 12

    Plympton Academy

    Academy, 984 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    43.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.8%

  13. 13

    UTC Plymouth

    Free school, 594 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    36.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    33.3%

  14. 14

    Millbay Academy

    Free school, 526 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    36.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    27.4%

  15. 15

    Eggbuckland Community College

    Academy, 1,007 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    42.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.9%

  16. 16

    St Boniface's RC College

    Academy, 389 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    39.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    25%

  17. 17

    Stoke Damerel Community College

    Academy, 1,292 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    35.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    24.3%

  18. 18

    Notre Dame RC School

    Academy, 764 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention
    Attainment 8
    43.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    33.6%

Secondary schools in Plymouth without a rank