Plympton Academy
About the school
Plympton Academy 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
- 19 March 2024
- Published
- 15 May 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
- 43.1
- 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
- 43.80%
- Plymouth
- 46.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 66.50%
- Plymouth
- 66.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 11.90%
- Plymouth
- 27.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.57
- Plymouth
- 3.96
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.45
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
1078
Girls
49.63%
Boys
50.37%
SEN support
6.86%
Education, health and care plan
2.69%
English as an additional language
2.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
22.02%
Overall absence
10.55
Persistent absence
27.95
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
175
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
78%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
68
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
38%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
18%
Employment
31%