Plympton Academy

Term dates

This school sets its own term dates, which are different from Plymouth council's. See the school's own term dates.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 91 families put this school as their first choice, and 110 places were offered. 91 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 19 March 2024. Overall: Requires improvement

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Requires improvement

Sixth form

Requires improvement

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

984 (capacity 1350)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

03333602220

Address

Moorland Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2RS

Website

plympton.academy

Official school record, including Ofsted reports