City College Plymouth, Plymouth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
City College Plymouth provides excellent preparation for employment through strong partnerships with local employers and extensive work placements. Teachers integrate English and mathematics well into vocational courses, and the college offers particularly strong support for apprentices. Learners consistently develop the skills and attitudes that employers value.
Key Strengths
- Strong results in GCSE English with significantly more learners achieving high grades than the national average
- Effective teaching and learning with robust quality assurance procedures
- Excellent employer partnerships that develop a curriculum matching the city's employment priorities
- Very good apprenticeship programmes with higher completion rates than national average
- Good safeguarding arrangements with prompt action on learner concerns
Areas for Improvement
- Poor attendance at GCSE mathematics lessons resulting in only a third of learners achieving high grades
- Inconsistent use of work experience logs to help learners reflect on placements
- Some tutors not holding early enough individual meetings with learners at risk of underachievement
- Declining success rates in health and social care courses
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - learners feel safe, managers act promptly on concerns, and the college works closely with external organisations to protect learners from exploitation and radicalisation.
Extracurricular Activities
Work experience placements, enterprise activities, work-related visits
City College Plymouth continues to be judged as good. Learners make good progress on most courses and complete their vocational qualifications successfully, with apprentices making very good progress.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Sixth Form Performance (A-Level)
A-Level Results
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Average grade
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Best 3 A-Levels
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Value added
2024/25 academic year
A-Level Subjects Offered
2023/24 academic year - entries by number of students
After A-Levels - Leaver Destinations
After A-Levels (Year 13) - 1,325 students
202223 data
University & Higher Education Destinations
1%
Top-third university
23%
Degree course
28%
Any L4+ destination
1%
Apprenticeships
Based on 621 students completing 16-18 study
2021/22 cohort - "Top-third" = most selective third of UK universities by student intake
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Plymouth
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Plymouth
Admissions Demand - Plymouth
Places available
3,266
Applications
2,784
Got 1st preference
89.5%
Got preferred school
98.1%
Secondary admissions across Plymouth (2025/26)
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