Plymouth
Plymouth High School for Girls
GCSE results 2026: every Plymouth school ranked · how England did
Exceptional results, but a place depends on the entrance test rather than where you live — worth a look only if you are planning to sit it.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 65.7 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- 65.7
- Attainment 8
- 92%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- +0.24
- Progress 8
- [-0.03, 0.50]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
This is a selective school. Admission usually requires passing an entrance test. Check the school's admissions policy for test registration deadlines.
Watch-outs
- Selective admissions: an entrance test (usually the 11+ or equivalent) is required. Check registration and test dates well in advance.
What to do next
- Verify the school's official admissions policy
- Check entrance test registration dates
- Book an open day or school visit
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 119 | 104 | 71 (68%) | 317 |
| September 2025 | 120 | 133 | 90 (68%) | 362 |
| September 2024 | 120 | 138 | 90 (65%) | 362 |
| September 2023 | 120 | 110 | 105 (95%) | 296 |
| September 2022 | 119 | 118 | 77 (65%) | 310 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Plymouth’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 79 | Not published | Not published | 35% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 103 | Not published | Not published | 31% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 90 | 3% England 1% | 32% England 18% | 23% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 91 | 0% England 1% | 20% England 15% | 15% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 95 | 2% England 1% | 19% England 16% | 15% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 105 | 1% England 1% | 23% England 14% | 31% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Some years were published under this school's previous URN, before it converted or merged.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
Registration for 11+ Examination for September 2027 entry is open from 9am on Monday 27th April 2026 until 31st August 2026.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
11+ Registration Form - opens 27th April 2026 at 9am
Source · checked 27 October 2026
15 October 2026 - Thursday | 11 Plus test results sent out | Results sent via email
Source · checked 27 October 2026
12 September 2026 - Saturday | 11 Plus real test - date 1 | Quest Assessment English comprehension (no writing)
Source · checked 27 October 2026
19 September 2026 - Saturday | 11 Plus real test - date 2 | Quest Assessment Maths
Source · checked 27 October 2026
31 October 2026 | Latest date to submit an application for a school place | Via Plymouth City Council website
Source · checked 27 October 2026
English Comprehension and Mathematics - multiple choice papers.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Admissions
Registration for 11+ Examination for September 2027 entry is now closed
Source · checked 27 October 2026
PHSG's published admission number (PAN) for Year 7 is 120. For the last few years, the school has received more applications than places available. There may be…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Plymouth High runs a joint scheme with other schools and academies within the local area. This is made up of two parts:
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Sixth form
Acceptance into the Sixth Form is by interview and by fulfilment of the general requirements of an overall average point score at GCSE of 6 or higher from the s…
Source · checked 26 October 2026
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Questions parents ask about Plymouth High School for Girls
- How good are Plymouth High School for Girls' GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 65.7, against 47.6 across England. 32.7% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How good are Plymouth High School for Girls' A-level results?
- In 2024/25 students averaged 35.3 points per A-level entry (an average grade of B-). An A* is worth 60 points and an A 50.
- How hard is it to get into Plymouth High School for Girls?
- For September 2026, 104 families put it first for 119 Year 7 places: 0.9 first choices per place. It is a grammar school, so children must reach the pass mark in its 11-plus test; its admission policy sets how passing children are ranked.
- How many Plymouth High School for Girls students go to Oxford or Cambridge?
- 1.5% of its sixth-form leavers went to Oxford or Cambridge, and 23.4% to Russell Group universities (2015/16–2019/20), from Department for Education destination data.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 110 | 65.7 | — | 91.8% | 32.7% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 103 | 65.5 | — | 90.3% | — | 53.4% | 5.9 |
| 2023/2024 | 116 | 65.3 | +0.24 | 90.5% | — | 40.5% | 5.8 |
| 2022/2023 | 115 | 65.6 | +0.19 | 88.7% | — | 53.0% | 6.0 |
| 2021/2022 | 120 | 69.4 | +0.25 | — | — | 59.0% | 6.4 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Plymouth for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 148369 |
| Local authority | Plymouth |
| Region | South West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Simon Underdown |
| Trust | THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | PL4 6HT |
| Pupils | 795 |
| FSM eligible | 11.1% |
Contact and identifiers
St Lawrence Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 6HT
http://www.phsg.org/3333602230| DfE number | 4155 |
| UKPRN | 10087570 |
| Opened | 1 Feb 2021 |
| GIAS updated | 26 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |