Schools in Plymouth[1]

Local authority district E06000026 · 103 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 164 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 42 (26%)[4]
second 20%: 40 (24%)[4]
middle 20%: 29 (18%)[4]
fourth 20%: 23 (14%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 30 (18%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	22%[4]	23%[4]	23%[4]	19%[4]	13%[4]
Employment	27%[4]	29%[4]	18%[4]	17%[4]	9%[4]
Education and skills	29%[4]	21%[4]	23%[4]	20%[4]	7%[4]
Health and disability	34%[4]	27%[4]	20%[4]	18%[4]	1%[4]
Crime	25%[4]	17%[4]	18%[4]	15%[4]	26%[4]
Housing and services	4%[4]	17%[4]	23%[4]	37%[4]	19%[4]
Living environment	18%[4]	14%[4]	16%[4]	18%[4]	34%[4]
Children in low-income families	23%[4]	25%[4]	18%[4]	18%[4]	16%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 57.7% of 114,549 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 27.5% of 218,641 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 8.7% of 218,613 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Grammar schools (3)

School	Ages	Headline results
Devonport High School for Boys	11–18[2]	A8 65 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Devonport High School for Girls	11–18[2]	A8 75 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]
Plymouth High School for Girls	11–18[2]	A8 66 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]

Secondary schools (16)

School	Ages	Headline results
All Saints Church of England Academy	11–16[2]	A8 36 2025/26[8]
Coombe Dean School	11–18[2]	A8 47 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Eggbuckland Community College	11–18[2]	A8 44 2025/26[8] AL D 2024/25[9]
Hele's School	11–18[2]	A8 52 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Lipson Co-operative Academy	11–18[2]	A8 45 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Marine Academy Plymouth	11–18[2]	A8 46 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Millbay Academy	11–16[2]	A8 37 2025/26[8] KS2 95% 2024/25[10]
Notre Dame RC School	11–18[2]	A8 45 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Plympton Academy	11–18[2]	A8 46 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Plymstock School	11–18[2]	A8 51 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Scott Medical and Healthcare College	13–19[2]	A8 47 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College	11–19[2]
St Boniface's RC College	11–16[2]	A8 38 2025/26[8]
Stoke Damerel Community College	11–18[2]	A8 38 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Tor Bridge High	11–18[2]	A8 46 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
UTC Plymouth	11–19[2]	A8 32 2025/26[8]

Primary schools (69)

School	Ages	Headline results
Austin Farm Academy	5–11[2]	KS2 46% 2024/25[10]
Beechwood Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 34% 2024/25[10]
Boringdon Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[10]
Chaddlewood Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
College Road Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Compton CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 86% 2024/25[10]
Drake Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
Eggbuckland Vale Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Elburton Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Ernesettle Community School	2–11[2]	KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
Ford Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Glen Park Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 92% 2024/25[10]
Goosewell Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
High Street Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
High View School	3–11[2]	KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Hooe Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Hyde Park Infants' School	5–7[2]
Hyde Park Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Knowle Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Laira Green Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Leigham Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Lipson Vale Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Manadon Vale Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Marine Academy Primary	2–11[2]	KS2 88% 2024/25[10]
Marlborough Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery	3–11[2]	KS2 27% 2024/25[10]
Mayflower Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 84% 2024/25[10]
Montpelier Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Morice Town Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Morley Meadow Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Mount Street Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Mount Wise Community Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 49% 2024/25[10]
Oakwood Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 49% 2024/25[10]
Oreston Community Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 51% 2024/25[10]
Pennycross Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
Pilgrim Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School	2–7[2]
Plympton St Maurice Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Pomphlett Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Prince Rock Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Riverside Community Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Salisbury Road Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Shakespeare Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 42% 2024/25[10]
St Edward's CofE Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
St George's CofE Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School	3–7[2]
St Mary's Priory Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
St Peter's CofE Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
St Peter's RC Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 41% 2024/25[10]
Stoke Damerel Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
Stuart Road Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
The Cathedral School of St Mary	4–11[2]	KS2 47% 2024/25[10]
Thornbury Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Tor Bridge Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 86% 2024/25[10]
Victoria Road Primary	2–11[2]	KS2 44% 2024/25[10]
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 46% 2024/25[10]
Whitleigh Community Primary School	2–11[2]
Widewell Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Widey Court Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Woodfield Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Woodford Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Yealmpstone Farm Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (4)

School	Ages	Headline results
Fletewood School and Nursery	2–11[2]
King's School	2–11[2]
Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus	7–18[2]
Plymouth College	2–19[2]	AL B- 2024/25[9]

Special schools and alternative provision (9)

School	Ages	Headline results
ACE Schools Plymouth	4–19[2]
Brook Green Centre for Learning	11–16[2]
Cann Bridge School	3–19[2]
Chapel Bridge School	6–19[2]
Courtlands School	4–11[2]
Longcause Community Special School	4–16[2]
Mill Ford School	3–19[2]
Mount Tamar School	4–16[2]
Woodlands School	2–19[2]

Nursery schools (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care	0–5[2]
Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care	0–5[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS062 NS-SeC. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2022-12-08. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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