Devonport High School for Boys
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Plymouth
Paradise Road, Plymouth, PL1 5QP
98
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 17/10/2023
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.3%
8.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,300
Capacity used
Over capacity112%
1,160 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
207 of 226 families who put it first got an offer
208
Places offered
258
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 226 | 207 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 21 | 1 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 258 | 208 | 81% |
1st preference success by year
Plymouth lets families list 3 preferences. 71 applications came from outside the council area (63 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Dan Roberts
- Address
- Paradise Road, Stoke, Plymouth, PL1 5QP
- Phone
- 01752208787
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Ward / constituency
- Stoke · Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136496
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DEVONPORT HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS ACADEMY TRUST
1,300 pupils · 1,160 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
17 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 937 pupils
Attendance
95.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
8.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 68.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 96% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.88 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.98 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 69.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 94.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 98.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.83 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 178 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.7 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 25% | 17% |
| A-level students | 161 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 178 | 57% | 93% | 97% | |
| Physics | 178 | 53% | 93% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 178 | 52% | 89% | 98% | |
| Mathematics | 178 | 62% | 97% | 99% | |
| English Language | 178 | 60% | 92% | 98% | |
| English Literature | 176 | 44% | 90% | 96% | |
| Business | 124 | 54% | 96% | 99% | |
| Geography | 88 | 60% | 92% | 97% | |
| Computer Science | 75 | 40% | 75% | 89% | |
| Design & Technology | 59 | 41% | 80% | 93% | |
| History | 51 | 51% | 86% | 90% | |
| Physical Education | 42 | 50% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 74 | 14% | 45% | 66% | |
| Biology | 62 | 11% | 35% | 61% | |
| Chemistry | 61 | 8% | 26% | 52% | |
| Psychology | 44 | 7% | 9% | 43% | |
| Economics | 38 | 3% | 32% | 61% | |
| Business Studies | 38 | 3% | 29% | 63% | |
| Physics | 30 | 10% | 50% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 23 | 22% | 35% | 74% | |
| Geography | 22 | 23% | 27% | 55% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 15 | 20% | 53% | 60% | |
| Government and Politics | 12 | 8% | 33% | 67% | |
| History | 11 | 0% | 18% | 45% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10463: Devonport High School for Boys
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 49% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 50% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Plymouth council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.