Schools in Plymouth

83 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Plymouth

Primary

• Offered their first choice 93.5%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 89.5% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 98.4%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 2,294

  Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 93.5% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.4% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.0 points higher than in 2016, when it was 89.5%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,035 places for 2,294 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

• Offered their first choice 91.7%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 92.9% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 99.0%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 2,761

  Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 91.7% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.0% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.2 points lower than in 2016, when it was 92.9%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,165 places for 2,761 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Elsewhere

• Most sought-after schools in Plymouth by first preferences per place
• Schools in PL1 (14)
• Schools in PL2 (10)
• Schools in PL3 (5)
• Schools in PL4 (7)
• Schools in PL5 (16)
• Schools in PL6 (15)
• Schools in PL7 (11)
• Schools in PL9 (10)
• What data we hold