Plymouth High School for Girls

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address St Lawrence Road
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 6HT
Phone 03333602230
Reference Number 148369

General Makeup

Number of pupils 795
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 3.52%
Girls: 96.48%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 Unknown 119 119
8 Unknown 120 120
9 Unknown 118 118
10 Unknown 114 114
11 Unknown 103 103
12 12 100 112
13 16 93 109

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 76.6%
White, Other 7%
White & Asian 2.6%
Indian 2.3%
African 2%
Mixed, Other 1.5%
Asian, Other 1.5%
Unclassified 0.9%
Chinese 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 90.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 96.1% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 35.27 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 34.54 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 14.8% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 213 30
Third Preference 16 0
From another Local Authority 112 50

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
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0.2 miles
Mount Street Primary School
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0.45 miles
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0.47 miles
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0.53 miles
Pilgrim Primary Academy
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0.55 miles
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0.59 miles
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0.77 miles
Lipson Vale Primary School
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0.77 miles
St Peter's CofE Primary School
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0.85 miles
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0.87 miles
King's School
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0.97 miles
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1.03 miles
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1.28 miles
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1.31 miles
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1.34 miles
Name Distance
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0.41 miles
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0.77 miles
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1 miles
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1.02 miles
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1.02 miles
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1.18 miles
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1.74 miles
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1.83 miles
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1.85 miles
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2.57 miles
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