Devonport High School for Boys

Devonport High School for Boys has shown promising performance, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating in its first full inspection since becoming an academy. The school excels in delivering a strong educational experience, with outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils. Its effective personal development programming ensures students are well-prepared for life beyond school. While the leadership and management are solid, certain subject areas require further enhancement to ensure consistent curriculum development across all disciplines. The school fosters a supportive environment, prioritizing the emotional and social well-being of its students.

Strengths

• Exceptional behaviour and attitudes among pupils.
• Strong personal development and life skills curriculum.
• Diligently structured and well-planned curriculum.
• Effective support for students with SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
• Outstanding sixth-form provision with a challenging curriculum.
• High levels of student engagement in extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum planning in some subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Devonport High School for Boys attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 8.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Devonport High School for Boys were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Devonport High School for Boys had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 5.9% of pupils at Devonport High School for Boys were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Devonport High School for Boys received £7,356 and spent £7,589 for each of its 1,268 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £368,000 (£290 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Devonport High School for Boys's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Devonport High School for Boys is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Devonport High School for Boys last inspected by Ofsted?

Devonport High School for Boys was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Devonport High School for Boys have?

Devonport High School for Boys has 1,300 pupils on roll.

What age range does Devonport High School for Boys cover?

Devonport High School for Boys for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Devonport High School for Boys's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 65.1, and 89% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Devonport High School for Boys?

Devonport High School for Boys is at Paradise Road, Stoke, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 5QP.