OFSTED
27 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Plymouth
Trust
REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
526
526 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
274
52.1% of pupils
Male pupils
252
47.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
31.5 pts
above England
School
56.3%
Plymouth
25.3%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.3 pts
above England
School
31.6%
Plymouth
11.0%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.9 pts
above England
School
4.9%
Plymouth
2.7%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
54.4%
286
African
11.2%
59
Any other White background
11.0%
58
Any other ethnic group
5.7%
30
Indian
5.1%
27
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
16
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
31.2%
164 of
526 pupils
10.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.3 pts
above
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
36.9
2.3 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.51 · 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
15.71%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
9.49 pts
higher than
England
School
15.71%
Plymouth
6.71%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
42.05%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
26.23 pts
higher than
England
School
42.05%
Plymouth
17.83%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
12.82%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
11.02 pts
higher than
England
School
12.82%
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
87.7%
4.7 pts
below England
Millbay Academy
87.7%
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.