St Boniface's RC College, Plymouth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Boniface's College excels at creating a warm, family-like community where pupils feel genuinely safe and cared for. The school has worked hard to improve its curriculum and is seeing real results, with more pupils achieving well. Beyond academics, the school does excellent work developing confident, resilient young people through trips, sports, charity work and teaching them about different faiths and cultures.
Key Strengths
- Strong relationships between staff and pupils create a safe, caring environment where pupils feel supported
- Curriculum is now more ambitious with clearer identification of important knowledge, leading to higher achievement at key stage 4
- Effective promotion of reading with robust support for pupils who have fallen behind
- Calm, orderly school with improved behaviour and attendance
- Comprehensive careers programme from Year 7 helping pupils prepare for their futures
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent delivery of curriculum across the school - some lessons lack purpose and ambition, meaning pupils don't deepen their knowledge or make connections
- Teachers don't always check pupils' understanding before moving to new content or independent work, allowing misconceptions to persist
- Some pupils' written work lacks care and accuracy because expectations are not consistently high enough
- Need to ensure all staff use effective teaching strategies so pupils learn well across all subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports competitions, trips, positions of responsibility, charity fundraising, reading groups, mentoring support
St Boniface's RC College is a secondary school for boys where the quality of education requires improvement, though behaviour, attitudes, personal development and leadership are all rated as good. The school has a warm family atmosphere and is making progress on curriculum improvements, but teaching delivery remains inconsistent across subjects.
At a Glance
37.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
54 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
24.4
Avg class size
16
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
389 pupils
400 capacity
11 spare places available
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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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
10.03494%
Overall absence
30.26634%
Persistent absence
413
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
St Boniface's RC College
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Widey Court Primary School
Courtlands School
Eggbuckland Vale Primary School
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Whitleigh Community Primary School
King's School
Shakespeare Primary School
Compton CofE Primary School
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