Area guide · Plymouth and Devon
Living in Plymouth with children
Plymouth, Plymouth and Devon. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 266,970 people in 115,576 households; 26.2% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
98schools in Plymouth
£265ktypical semi, 12 months
106crimes a year per 1,000 people
93%gigabit broadband
Schools
98 schools: 75 state primary, 19 state secondary, 1 sixth form or college, 3 privatePlymouth on the schools map →Primary: expected standard, 2025 results (DfE) · red mark: Plymouth 65%Ofsted
Secondary: attainment 8, 2026 results (DfE) · red mark: Plymouth 47.9Ofsted
Every school in Plymouth, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (75)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Good | Top 1% (2/275) in Devon | — |
| Glen Park Primary School | Outstanding | 1st (1/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Holbeton Primary School | Good | Top 3% (8/275) in Devon | — |
| Marine Academy Primary | Outstanding | Top 4% (2/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Compton CofE Primary School | Standards maintained | Top 5% (3/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Tor Bridge Primary School | Outstanding | Top 7% (4/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Mayflower Academy | School remains Outstanding | Top 8% (5/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Chaddlewood Primary School | Good | Top 10% (6/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Pennycross Primary School | School remains Good | Top 11% (7/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Ernesettle Community School | Outstanding | Top 13% (8/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Prince Rock Primary School | Outstanding | Top 14% (9/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Yealmpton Primary School | Good | Top 14% (36/275) in Devon | — |
| Widey Court Primary School | Standards maintained | Top 16% (10/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Boringdon Primary School | Good | Top 17% (11/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School | Good | Top 16% (43/275) in Devon | 1.085 miles (2025) |
| Elburton Primary School | Outstanding | Top 19% (12/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Woodford Primary School | Improved significantly | Top 20% (13/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Salisbury Road Primary School | Good | Top 22% (14/66) in Plymouth | — |
| High View School | Outstanding | Top 23% (15/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Riverside Community Primary School | School remains Good | Top 25% (16/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Manadon Vale Primary School | Standards maintained | Top 26% (17/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Hooe Primary Academy | School remains Good | Top 28% (18/66) in Plymouth | — |
| St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School | Good | Top 29% (19/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Knowle Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 31% (20/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Sparkwell All Saints Primary School | Good | Top 24% (64/275) in Devon | — |
| St Edward's CofE Primary School | Good | Top 32% (21/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Goosewell Primary Academy | Good | Top 34% (22/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Morley Meadow Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 35% (23/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Pilgrim Primary Academy | Good | Top 37% (24/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Leigham Primary School | Good | Top 38% (25/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Yealmpstone Farm Primary School | School remains Good | Top 38% (25/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Stuart Road Primary Academy | Ofsted report card | Top 41% (27/66) in Plymouth | — |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | Good | Top 43% (28/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Ford Primary School | Good | Top 44% (29/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Stoke Damerel Primary Academy | Ofsted report card | Top 46% (30/66) in Plymouth | — |
| St Mary's Priory Junior School | Good | Top 47% (31/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Good | Top 49% (32/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Wembury Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 45% (122/275) in Devon | — |
| Montpelier Primary School | Good | Top 50% (33/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Widewell Primary Academy | Ofsted report card | (34/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Pomphlett Primary School | School remains Good | (35/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Woodfield Primary School | Standards maintained | (36/66) in Plymouth | — |
| High Street Primary Academy | Good | (37/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Hyde Park Junior School | Good | (38/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School | Standards maintained | (39/66) in Plymouth | — |
| St George's CofE Primary Academy | Ofsted report card | (40/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Mount Street Primary School | Good | (41/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Eggbuckland Vale Primary School | Outstanding | (42/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Lipson Vale Primary School | Ofsted report card | (42/66) in Plymouth | — |
| College Road Primary School | School remains Good | (44/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Laira Green Primary School | Good | (45/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Morice Town Primary Academy | Good | (46/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Thornbury Primary School | Requires improvement | (47/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Marlborough Primary Academy | Good | (48/66) in Plymouth | — |
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School | School remains Good | (49/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Plympton St Maurice Primary School | Standards maintained | (50/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Drake Primary Academy | Ofsted report card | (51/66) in Plymouth | — |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy | Good | (52/66) in Plymouth | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Ofsted report card | (53/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Whitleigh Community Primary School | School remains Good | (54/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Oreston Community Academy | Good | (55/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Shakespeare Primary School | Good | (56/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Oakwood Primary Academy | Requires improvement | (57/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Mount Wise Community Primary School | School remains Good | (58/66) in Plymouth | — |
| The Cathedral School of St Mary | Good | (59/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Weston Mill Community Primary Academy | Requires improvement | (60/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Austin Farm Academy | Good | (61/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Victoria Road Primary | Good | (62/66) in Plymouth | — |
| St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy | Standards maintained | (63/66) in Plymouth | — |
| St Peter's RC Primary School | School remains Good | (64/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Beechwood Primary Academy | Good | (65/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery | Requires improvement | (66/66) in Plymouth | — |
| Hyde Park Infants' School | Ofsted report card | — | — |
| Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School | School remains Good | — | — |
| St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School | Good | — | — |
State secondary schools (19)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devonport High School for Girls | Good | 1st (1/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Plymouth High School for Girls | School remains Good | Top 11% (2/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Devonport High School for Boys | Good | Top 16% (3/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Hele's School | School remains Good | Top 22% (4/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Plymstock School | Good | Top 27% (5/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Scott Medical and Healthcare College | Good | Top 32% (6/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Coombe Dean School | Ofsted report card | Top 37% (7/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Tor Bridge High | Good | Top 43% (8/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Plympton Academy | Requires improvement | Top 48% (9/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Marine Academy Plymouth | Good | (10/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Lipson Co-operative Academy | Ofsted report card | (11/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Notre Dame RC School | Ofsted report card | (12/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Eggbuckland Community College | Requires improvement | (13/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Sir John Hunt Community Sports College | Good | (14/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Stoke Damerel Community College | Ofsted report card | (15/19) in Plymouth | — |
| St Boniface's RC College | Requires improvement | (16/19) in Plymouth | — |
| Millbay Academy | Good | (17/19) in Plymouth | — |
| All Saints Church of England Academy | Good | (18/19) in Plymouth | — |
| UTC Plymouth | Good | (19/19) in Plymouth | — |
Sixth forms and colleges (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| City College Plymouth | Good | — | — |
Private schools (3)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fletewood School and Nursery | — | — | — |
| King's School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
| Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)Detached£398,000
Semi-detached£265,000
Terraced£215,000
Flat or maisonette£138,000
The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (331 detached, 893 semi-detached, 1315 terraced, 551 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Plymouth. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Plymouth →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)0railway stations within 2 km
91bus stops within 1 km of the town centre
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 93% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 97%, on average across the 2,450 postcodes in PL5, PL6, PL1. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published prices76registered nurseries and pre-schools
unknownnone of their fees is held yet
What Ofsted found: 5 outstanding; 2 strong or better in every area; 57 good, or expected standard; 1 requires improvement; 11 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.66 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 10 in Devon · 66 in Plymouth.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Plymouth
The next dates for families applyingSecondary applications close31 Oct 2026
Reception applications open16 Nov 2026
Primary applications close15 Jan 2027
Application deadlines and offer days: Plymouth · Devon.
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