Tor Bridge High, Plymouth

In its own words: "Our mission is to transform lives and strengthen our communities and to make the world a better place. We do this through our core values of Courage, Love and Ambition."

In 2026, pupils at Tor Bridge High averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.3 in Plymouth and 47 across England.

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

That is up from 40.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.11: pupils made below 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 36.9, against 48.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and History.

For September 2026 entry, 190 families put Tor Bridge High as their first choice and 334 named it as one of their preferences, for 194 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Tor Bridge High are Eggbuckland Community College (1.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 44.5); Notre Dame RC School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.6); St Boniface's RC College (1.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.8); and Hele's School (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.4).

Tor Bridge High's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Tor Bridge High is one of 18 schools run by The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.6 in 2024/25.

Of the 186 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 73% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 43% to a further education college, 13% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 73 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 30% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 37% into work. 6% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

5.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 322 pupils (28.7%) received SEN support and 56 (5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Tor Bridge High has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Plymouth Rail Station, about 3 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Estover Com College (sw-bound), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 119 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Plymouth (196).

In 2024/25, Tor Bridge High issued 393 suspensions, 35 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Tor Bridge High are Tor Bridge Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Thornbury Primary School (0.4 miles), Leigham Primary School (0.5 miles) and St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.