Stoke Damerel Community 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
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school excels at supporting students in their post-16 years, with effective teaching helping them succeed in A levels and technical qualifications. The careers programme is a particular strength, carefully designed to raise aspirations and ensure all pupils, especially disadvantaged ones, progress to suitable next steps. The school also does well in identifying and supporting pupils with additional needs, using collaborative approaches and specialist provision to help every child overcome barriers to learning.
Key Strengths
- Strong post-16 provision with effective teaching and good student progress in A levels and technical qualifications
- Well-designed careers programme that raises pupil aspirations and ensures disadvantaged pupils progress to suitable education or employment
- Effective inclusion and SEND support with bespoke timetables and collaborative 'team around the child' meetings
- Improving attendance through intensive work with families and new alternative provision
- Strong personal development curriculum covering relationships, online safety, democracy and moral issues
Areas for Improvement
- Year 11 pupils achieve below national average in English and mathematics GCSEs, particularly disadvantaged pupils
- Teaching is inconsistent across the curriculum, with insufficient adaptations for pupils with barriers to learning
- Teachers do not set high enough expectations for written work - spelling and punctuation errors are not consistently corrected
- Bullying and disrespectful behaviour between pupils not resolved quickly enough despite staff taking action
- Attendance remains lower than national average, though improving
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and acted upon, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
School council, student mentoring, subject mentoring, volunteering, charity fundraising, silent discos, fashion shows, careers fairs, enterprise events, work experience
Stoke Damerel Community College is a community college where safeguarding standards are met and leaders act in the best interests of pupils. The school has particular strengths in post-16 provision and careers guidance, though achievement in Year 11 and teaching consistency need improvement.
At a Glance
40.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
19.9
Avg class size
66
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
1,292 pupils
1,680 capacity
388 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)
Inspection History(16)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
12.5471%
Overall absence
36.03604%
Persistent absence
1,221
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
Stoke Damerel Community College
Stuart Road Primary Academy
Stoke Damerel Primary Academy
Ford Primary School
The Cathedral School of St Mary
College Road Primary School
High Street Primary Academy
Pilgrim Primary Academy
Montpelier Primary School
Morice Town Primary Academy
St Peter's CofE Primary School
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