Eggbuckland Community College
About the school
Eggbuckland Community College is an open secondary school in Plymouth.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 May 2024
- Published
- 23 June 2024
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Requires improvement
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 42.3
- Plymouth
- 45.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Plymouth
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 37.90%
- Plymouth
- 46.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 67.50%
- Plymouth
- 66.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 31.40%
- Plymouth
- 27.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.72
- Plymouth
- 3.96
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D
Average A-level points
- School
- 20.88
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1031
Girls
46.56%
Boys
53.44%
SEN support
12.03%
Education, health and care plan
3.78%
English as an additional language
4.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.68%
Overall absence
10.36
Persistent absence
30.22
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
168
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
79%
Apprenticeship
11%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
73
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
38%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
21%
Employment
25%