Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, Plymouth
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 19 in Plymouth, part of Greenshaw Learning Trust.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Plymouth (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College in detail
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby and homework club.
Source: The school's own website
Results
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 113533), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 43.1 and 37% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
Getting a place at Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Across Plymouth, 92% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Plymouth lodged 80 appeals against secondary school offers; 53 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (24.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Sir John Hunt Community Sports College are Sir John Hunt Community Sports College (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.1); Notre Dame RC School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.6); St Boniface's RC College (1 mile, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.8); and All Saints Church of England Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.5).
Sir John Hunt Community Sports CollegeNotre Dame RC SchoolSt Boniface's RC CollegeAll Saints Church of England Academy
The trust
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College is one of 39 schools run by Greenshaw Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48 in 2024/25.
Where pupils go next
Of the 126 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 46% to a further education college, 9% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.
Of the 53 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 40% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 28% into work.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whitleigh Court (e-bound), 260 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sir John Hunt Community Sports College stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Sir John Hunt Community Sports College are Whitleigh Community Primary School (0.1 miles), Woodfield Primary School (0.3 miles), St Peter's RC Primary School (0.5 miles) and Shakespeare Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Whitleigh Community Primary SchoolWoodfield Primary SchoolSt Peter's RC Primary SchoolShakespeare Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Sir John Hunt Community Sports College (URN 113533), it was rated Good in September 2022. See Sir John Hunt Community Sports College's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Sixth Form Performance (A-Level)
After A-Levels - Leaver Destinations
After A-Levels (Year 13) - 53 students
2023/24 data
University & Higher Education Destinations
0%
Top-third university
60%
Degree course
60%
Any L4+ destination
0%
Apprenticeships
Based on 30 students completing 16-18 study
2022/23 cohort - "Top-third" = most selective third of UK universities by student intake
Results at Sir John Hunt Community Sports College before it became an academy in 2026 (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26Published under the school's previous registration (URN 113533). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has improved from -0.30 to -0.10 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 39.8 to 43.1 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 24% to 37% (2023 to 2026).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Sir John Hunt Community Sports College from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Sir John Hunt Community Sports College is in Plymouth; for families living there:
Apply to Plymouth for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 23
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 22 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Plymouth is 22 (the median across 107 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Sir John Hunt Community Sports College before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 113533). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 151 | 148 | 271 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 151 | 163 | 301 | 1.1 | 18 |
| 2024 | 160 | 141 | 281 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 146 | 130 | 226 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 2022 | 146 | 161 | 271 | 1.1 | 27 |
| 2021 | 146 | 158 | 301 | 1.1 | 25 |
| 2020 | 146 | 159 | 288 | 1.1 | 27 |
| 2019 | 147 | 170 | 316 | 1.2 | 42 |
| 2018 | 147 | 153 | 273 | 1.0 | 28 |
| 2017 | 128 | 113 | 213 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2016 | 117 | 112 | 230 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 102 | 93 | 203 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 110 | 107 | 200 | 1.0 | 11 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Plymouth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Plymouth
Across Plymouth council
Places available
3,165
Applications
2,761
Got 1st preference
91.7%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All secondary applications across Plymouth council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Sir John Hunt Community Sports College before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 113533). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
12.5%
Overall absence
42.2%
Persistent absence
754
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Showing 10 of 14 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Are there exam results for Sir John Hunt Community Sports College?
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 113533), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 43.1 and 37% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
What is Sir John Hunt Community Sports College's Ofsted rating?
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Sir John Hunt Community Sports College (URN 113533), it was rated Good in September 2022.
What is the catchment area for Sir John Hunt Community Sports College?
No fixed boundary. When Sir John Hunt Community Sports College is oversubscribed, Plymouth allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Sir John Hunt Community Sports College?
Apply through Plymouth's coordinated admissions process, naming Sir John Hunt Community Sports College on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Sir John Hunt Community Sports College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 22 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Plymouth is 22 (the median across 107 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sir John Hunt Community Sports College?
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College is at Lancaster Gardens, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4AA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)