Schools in Plymouth

83 schools with published admissions figures

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

In 2026, families in Plymouth lodged 99 appeals about a school place.

63 of them were heard by a panel and 14 succeeded, which is about 22 in every 100 heard.

The other 36 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

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.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
All Saints Church of England Academy Plymouth	0.95	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Coombe Dean School Plymouth	1.54	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Devonport High School for Boys Plymouth	1.12	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Devonport High School for Girls Plymouth	1.58	-	Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection
Eggbuckland Community College Plymouth	0.96	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hele's School Plymouth	1.20	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Lipson Co-operative Academy Plymouth	0.94	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Marine Academy Plymouth Plymouth	0.97	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Millbay Academy Plymouth	0.92	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Notre Dame RC School Plymouth	0.82	-	Urgent improvement Ofsted report card (current framework)
Plymouth High School for Girls Plymouth	0.87	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Plympton Academy Plymouth	0.83	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Plymstock School Plymouth	0.63	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Boniface's RC College Plymouth	0.98	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Stoke Damerel Community College Plymouth	0.91	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Tor Bridge High Plymouth	0.98	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
UTC Plymouth Plymouth	1.00	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

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)
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