OFSTED
28 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 November 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
8 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Plymouth
Trust
THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,131
1,131 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
543
48.0% of pupils
Male pupils
588
52.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.6 pts
above England
School
40.4%
Plymouth
25.3%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.8 pts
below England
School
16.5%
Plymouth
11.0%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.8 pts
above England
School
4.8%
Plymouth
2.7%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
76.2%
862
Any other White background
6.5%
74
African
6.1%
69
Any other ethnic group
3.8%
43
White and Black African
1.5%
17
White and Asian
1.0%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.9%
202 of
1,131 pupils
3.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
43.5
4.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.40 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.68 pts
higher than
England
School
9.89%
Plymouth
6.71%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.63 pts
higher than
England
School
29.45%
Plymouth
17.83%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.29%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.49 pts
higher than
England
School
4.29%
Plymouth
2.13%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.3%
6.0 pts
above England
Lipson Co-operative Academy
98.3%
Plymouth
87.7%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.