Plymouth High School for Girls

 

Contact Details

Address:
 St Lawrence Road
 Plymouth
 Devon PL4 6HT
Telephone: 0333 360 2230

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Selective
Established: 2021
History: This school arose from Plymouth High School for Girls
Trust: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Sponsor: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Simon Underdown (since September 2019)
Previous Headteacher: Shaun Willis (went to Plympton Academy)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 39.5 / 4.86
Non-teaching Staff*: 14.45
Number of pupils: 795
Pupils Per Teacher: 20.1
Sex: Girls
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 11.10% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 33.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 22.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 23.6%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South West
Authority: Plymouth
Electoral Ward: Drake
School Number: 8794155

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 28th September 2011 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Mount Street Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  3. Plymouth College (0.6km) show on map
  4. Hyde Park Infants' School (0.7km) show on map
  5. Hyde Park Junior School (0.7km) show on map
  6. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  7. Pilgrim Primary Academy (0.9km) show on map
  8. Salisbury Road Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  9. ACE Schools Plymouth (1.0km) show on map
  10. The Cathedral School of St Mary (1.2km) show on map
  11. Lipson Vale Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  12. Stuart Road Primary Academy (1.5km) show on map
  13. King's School (1.5km) show on map
  14. St Peter's CofE Primary School (1.5km) show on map
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  18. Stoke Damerel Community College (1.6km) show on map
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  20. Compton CofE Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  21. Millbay Academy (1.8km) show on map
  22. Lipson Co-operative Academy (1.8km) show on map
  23. Devonport High School for Girls (1.9km) show on map
  24. Devonport High School for Boys (1.9km) show on map
  25. High Street Primary Academy (1.9km) show on map
  26. Montpelier Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  27. Laira Green Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  28. Stoke Damerel Primary Academy (2.1km) show on map
  29. High View School (2.1km) show on map
  30. Eggbuckland Community College (2.3km) show on map
  31. City College Plymouth (2.3km) show on map
  32. Pennycross Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  33. Ford Primary School (2.4km) show on map
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  35. St George's CofE Primary Academy (2.5km) show on map
  36. Eggbuckland Vale Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  37. Austin Farm Academy (2.8km) show on map
  38. College Road Primary School (2.8km) show on map
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  40. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (2.8km) show on map
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  98. St Mary's Priory Junior School (5.7km) show on map
  99. Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery (5.9km) show on map
  100. Plympton Academy (6.1km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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