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Schools near PL8

Plymouth, Devon · ranked for your family, with the reasons

2 state primary schools within 2 miles and 4 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of PL8, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of PL8 is the average position of the 7 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near PL8

2 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of PL8, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    State primary · Church of England · Plymouth · 1.3 miles

    77of 100

    Results: top 1% in England · every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2025)

    How it scored 77
    • Resultsmatters20 of 20 points

      Top 1% of 14,817 state schools in England: 100% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, March 2025: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters7.3 of 20 points

      1.3 miles from the middle of PL8, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little9.1 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 3.5% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.3% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.3 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little5.8 of 10 points

      Classes average 25.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. Yealmpton Primary School

    State primary · Plymouth · 0.41 miles

    76of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · results: top 14% in England · 0.41 miles

    How it scored 76
    • Resultsmatters17.4 of 20 points

      Top 14% of 14,817 state schools in England: 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, June 2023: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters15.9 of 20 points

      0.41 miles from the middle of PL8, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little1.4 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 5.6% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 2.9 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little6.5 of 10 points

      Classes average 24.2 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

State secondary schools near PL8

4 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of PL8, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Plymstock School

    State secondary · Plymouth · 3.7 miles

    58of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2023) · results: top 50% in England

    How it scored 58
    • Resultsmatters10.1 of 20 points

      Top 50% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of +0.00 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, April 2023: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters5.3 of 20 points

      3.7 miles from the middle of PL8, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little0.9 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 9.7% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 18.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little7 of 10 points

      Classes average 23.6 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. Coombe Dean School

    State secondary · Plymouth · 3.1 miles

    49of 100

    Results: top 39% in England · Ofsted report card (2026): lowest area expected standard · classes of 22 on average

    How it scored 49
    • Resultsmatters12.3 of 20 points

      Top 39% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of +0.16 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters10 of 20 points

      Ofsted report card, March 2026: its lowest area is expected standard. Ofsted

    • Distancematters7.7 of 20 points

      3.1 miles from the middle of PL8, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place: 167 of 262. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little5.2 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 7.9% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 7.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little8.3 of 10 points

      Classes average 22.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  3. Plympton Academy

    State secondary · Plymouth · 3.7 miles

    43of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · classes of 24 on average · 3.7 miles

    How it scored 43
    • Resultsmatters4.2 of 20 points

      Better than 21% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.39 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters5 of 20 points

      Ofsted, March 2024: Requires improvement. Ofsted

    • Distancematters5.4 of 20 points

      3.7 miles from the middle of PL8, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little1.8 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 10.6% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 29.8 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little6.6 of 10 points

      Classes average 24.1 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  4. Hele's School

    State secondary · Plymouth · 4.2 miles

    42of 100

    Ofsted: School remains Good (2023) · results: better than 42% of schools in England · classes of 23 on average

    How it scored 42
    • Resultsmatters8.5 of 20 points

      Better than 42% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.09 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in March 2023: School remains Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters3.1 of 20 points

      4.2 miles from the middle of PL8, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place: 226 of 279. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.9 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 8.0% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 14.8 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little7.6 of 10 points

      Classes average 22.9 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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