Devonport High School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Plymouth
Lyndhurst Road, Plymouth, PL2 3DL
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/11/2019
Application demand
66%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.0%
11.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
971
Capacity used
Over capacity116%
840 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
66%
1st preference success rate
157 of 237 families who put it first got an offer
157
Places offered
356
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 237 | 157 | ● 66% |
| 2nd preference | 107 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 356 | 157 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Plymouth lets families list 3 preferences. 111 applications came from outside the council area (46 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
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lee Sargeant
- Address
- Lyndhurst Road, Peverell, Plymouth, PL2 3DL
- Phone
- 01752705024
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Ward / constituency
- Peverell · Plymouth Moor View
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136588
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DEVONPORT HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
971 pupils · 840 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
12 February 2025
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly - 19
19 November 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 698 pupils
Attendance
95.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.6%
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 | 75.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.78 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 98% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 7.16 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.52 | — | — |
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 | 73.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 97.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 99.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 87% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.96 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 123 | — |
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 | 38.82 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 23.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 92 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 123 | 67% | 98% | 100% | |
| English Language | 123 | 71% | 98% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 121 | 76% | 99% | 100% | |
| Geography | 87 | 75% | 97% | 99% | |
| Biology | 67 | 67% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 67 | 70% | 97% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 67 | 73% | 97% | 100% | |
| Business | 56 | 77% | 96% | 98% | |
| Combined Science | 56 | 52% | 89% | 96% | |
| History | 53 | 64% | 91% | 96% | |
| Spanish | 53 | 55% | 85% | 91% | |
| Drama | 46 | 83% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 47 | 11% | 32% | 57% | |
| Biology | 43 | 5% | 23% | 47% | |
| Chemistry | 35 | 6% | 29% | 57% | |
| Psychology | 34 | 9% | 29% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 29 | 28% | 41% | 90% | |
| Geography | 19 | 11% | 32% | 68% | |
| Physics | 12 | 8% | 8% | 25% | |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 8% | 42% | 67% | |
| Business Studies | 10 | 10% | 30% | 80% | |
| History | 7 | 43% | 57% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 7 | 29% | 43% | 71% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 7 | 14% | 43% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10464: Devonport High School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 13 |
| 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) | 58% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
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.