Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth

In its own words: "To be recognised as a great school where students receive a great education, regardless of their starting point. Graduates of Eggbuckland will have the power to understand themselves and the world around them and have the confidence to realise their ambitions; they will be exceptional."

From the headteacher's welcome: "working closely and strategically with 6 other local secondary schools. We are an 11-18 College of about 1200, with a thriving sixth form and a specialist Hearing Support Centre. Students, visitors to the College, parents all comment on the"

In 2026, pupils at Eggbuckland Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.3 in Plymouth and 47 across England.

46% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Plymouth and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36, against 48.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Statistics and History.

For September 2026 entry, 171 families put Eggbuckland Community College as their first choice and 359 named it as one of their preferences, for 179 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Eggbuckland Community College are St Boniface's RC College (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.8); Tor Bridge High (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.8); Lipson Co-operative Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.6); and Devonport High School for Girls (1.4 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 74.9).

Eggbuckland Community College's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Eggbuckland Community College is one of 31 schools run by Westcountry Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.4 in 2024/25.

24 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Eggbuckland Community College (as of April 2026): 79% would recommend the school, 75% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (67%).

Of the 192 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 76% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 47% to a further education college, 13% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

Of the 68 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 19% went on to university or other higher education, 24% to apprenticeships and 32% into work.

4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Eggbuckland Community College has a resourced provision for hearing impairment.

The nearest railway station is Plymouth Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Eggbuckland Comm Coll Grounds (se-bound), 170 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 131 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Plymouth (196).

In 2024/25, Eggbuckland Community College issued 571 suspensions, 55.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Eggbuckland Community College are Eggbuckland Vale Primary School (0.2 miles), Widey Court Primary School (0.4 miles), Compton CofE Primary School (0.5 miles) and Manadon Vale Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.