Marine Academy Plymouth

Marine Academy Plymouth has shown notable improvement since its establishment in April 2020, achieving a 'Good' rating in its first inspection under the Education Act 2005. The school has fostered a positive atmosphere where pupils are proud of their achievements, displaying good behaviour and aspirations for their future. The curriculum has been designed ambitiously and logically sequenced to support learning, particularly with the inclusion of a humanities subject and languages in key stage 4. Despite these advancements, challenges remain, particularly regarding attendance and some persistent knowledge gaps among students due to previous curricular weaknesses.

Strengths

• Strong focus on good manners, respect, and empathy
• High aspirations among pupils for academic achievement
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Significant improvement in sixth-form transition to university
• Active encouragement of reading throughout the school day

Areas for Improvement

• Too many pupils do not attend school often enough
• Insufficient opportunities for pupils to discuss and learn about diverse beliefs and cultures

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 Marine Academy Plymouth attended 88.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 33.8% 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, 16.0% of pupils at Marine Academy Plymouth were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 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 Marine Academy Plymouth had 16.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.7% 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, 24.3% of pupils at Marine Academy Plymouth were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.6% 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 Marine Academy Plymouth received £8,776 and spent £8,455 for each of its 976 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £665,000 (£681 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,641 and spending £7,750 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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Marine Academy Plymouth is part of The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Marine Academy Primary Plymouth
• All Saints Church of England Academy Plymouth
• Lipson Co-operative Academy Plymouth
• Tor Bridge High Plymouth
• Matford Brook Academy Exeter
• Queen Elizabeth's Crediton
• West Exe School Exeter
• Exwick Heights Primary School Exeter
• Isca Academy Exeter
• Exmouth Community College Exmouth

What is Marine Academy Plymouth's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Marine Academy Plymouth is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Marine Academy Plymouth last inspected by Ofsted?

Marine Academy Plymouth was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Marine Academy Plymouth have?

Marine Academy Plymouth has 989 pupils on roll.

What age range does Marine Academy Plymouth cover?

Marine Academy Plymouth for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Marine Academy Plymouth's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.6, and 47% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Marine Academy Plymouth?

Marine Academy Plymouth is at Trevithick Road, Plymouth, PL5 2AF.