Eggbuckland Community College

Eggbuckland Community College is currently performing at a level that requires improvement across several key areas, particularly in the quality of education, leadership, and sixth-form provision. The school has made some strides, such as adopting a new curriculum with the support of the Westcountry Schools Trust, but the implementation has not sufficiently adapted to meet the diverse needs of all students. Meanwhile, areas like behaviour and personal development are strong, with pupils exhibiting good conduct and a range of extracurricular activities enhancing their experience. Despite some positive aspects, there are significant concerns regarding the expectations of pupil performance. The school needs to set higher standards for what pupils are capable of achieving, as the work currently accepted falls below potential when adequately challenged. Additionally, assessment strategies need improvement to effectively identify and address learning gaps, which is crucial for ensuring all students are well-prepared for future challenges. Recent leadership changes have highlighted these priority areas, but the pace of necessary improvements has been slow, indicating a need for more immediate action to secure better outcomes for pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils behave well and understand behaviour expectations.
• Extra-curricular activities provide a broad range of opportunities.
• Support for pupils with special educational needs is effective.
• Reading curriculum is well-developed and engaging for pupils.
• Personal development lessons prepare pupils well for adult life.

Areas for Improvement

• Expectations of pupil performance are not high enough.
• Curriculum implementation lacks adaptation to meet all pupils' needs.
• Assessment is not effectively used to identify and address learning gaps.
• Leadership has not secured rapid improvements since the last inspection.

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 Eggbuckland Community College attended 89.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 30.2% 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, 11.3% of pupils at Eggbuckland Community College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 Eggbuckland Community College had 18.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.2% 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, 15.5% of pupils at Eggbuckland Community College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 3 pupils.

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 Eggbuckland Community College received £8,287 and spent £8,140 for each of its 1,033 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,501,000 (£1,453 per pupil).

Across all 31 schools of Westcountry Schools Trust, income was £7,571 and spending £7,467 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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Eggbuckland Community College is part of Westcountry Schools Trust, which runs 31 schools. The nearest others:

• Austin Farm Academy Plymouth
• Woodford Primary School Plymouth
• Morley Meadow Primary School Plymouth
• Hele's School Plymouth
• Oreston Community Academy Plymouth
• Boringdon Primary School Plymouth
• Plymstock School Plymouth
• Plympton St Maurice Primary School Plymouth
• Coombe Dean School Plymouth
• Sherford Vale School & Nursery Sherford

What is Eggbuckland Community College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eggbuckland Community College is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Eggbuckland Community College last inspected by Ofsted?

Eggbuckland Community College was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Eggbuckland Community College have?

Eggbuckland Community College has 1,007 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eggbuckland Community College cover?

Eggbuckland Community College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Eggbuckland Community College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.5, and 46% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Eggbuckland Community College?

Eggbuckland Community College is at Westcott Close, Eggbuckland, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5YB.