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Plymouth

UTC Plymouth

Plymouth·Secondary·South West·University technical college·PL1 4RL
URN: 146560GoodOfsted published 6 Mar 2023
36.4
Attainment 8
National avg ≈ 46.4 · 2024/2025
-1.13
Progress 8
2023/2024 · CI: [-1.48, -0.78]
50.0%
5+ Eng & Maths
Grade 5+ in both · 2024/2025
0.0%
EBacc entry
% entering EBacc · 2024/2025

Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.

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.

Academic outcomes
Developing academic outcomes

Attainment 8 of 36.4 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.

36.4
Attainment 8
50%
5+ Eng & Maths
2024/2025
Academic year
Pupil progress
Below-average progress

Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.

-1.13
Progress 8
[-1.48, -0.78]
Confidence interval
Getting a place
Admissions realism: not yet assessed

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.

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Admissions and catchment

Council allocation figures

Not covered yet

Add a postcode to see where you would sit against past cut-offs.

We have not collected Plymouth council’s allocation figures for this school yet. We only show a verdict when we can cite the council’s published figures. Check Plymouth’s allocation booklet, or the school’s website.

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 entryPlaces offeredPut it firstFirst choices offeredApplications (any preference)
September 2026115115112 (97%)229
September 2025112145109 (75%)282
September 2024116172110 (64%)293
September 2023116137113 (82%)272
September 2022116194110 (57%)288

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)

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.

Oxford or Cambridge
0%
2019/20 leavers
Not ranked: needs 2+ years and 50+ students
Russell Group
0%
2019/20 leavers
Not ranked: needs 2+ years and 50+ students
Top-third universities
0%
2021/22 leavers
Not ranked: needs 2+ years and 50+ students
Left sixth formStudentsOxford or CambridgeRussell GroupTop-third universities
2021/22
2024-2025 tables
15Not publishedNot published0%
England 19%
2020/21
2023-2024 tables
8Not publishedNot published0%
England 24%
2019/20
2022-2023 tables
150%
England 1%
0%
England 18%
7%
England 20%
2015/16
2018-2019 tables
220%
England 1%
0%
England 14%
0%
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).

Historical results

YearPupilsAtt8P85+ E&MEBacc %EBacc APS
2024/20258436.4—50.0%0.0%2.8
2023/20246428.8-1.1325.0%0.0%2.1
2022/20238830.4-1.1431.0%0.0%2.2
2021/20224432.0-1.2930.0%0.0%2.8

Nearby and similar schools

Other secondary schools in Plymouth for local comparison.

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Ofsted GoodAttainment 8 73.8Progress 8 +0.78
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School information

URN146560
Local authorityPlymouth
RegionSouth West
PhaseSecondary
TypeUniversity technical college
Gender of entryMixed
Age range11-19
HeadteacherJoanna Ware
TrustREACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
PostcodePL1 4RL
Latest pupils84
FSM eligible42.7%

Contact and identifiers

Park Avenue, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4RL

www.utcplymouth.orgView local authority page1752284250
DfE number4005
UKPRN10081518
Opened1 Oct 2018
GIAS updated13 Nov 2025

Data sources and freshness

Official record updated13 Nov 2025
Latest KS4 year2024/2025
Latest KS2 year—
Ofsted published6 Mar 2023

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
SafeguardingEffective
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Category of concern—
Inspection date17 Jan 2023
Publication date6 Mar 2023
View Ofsted report