Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Lancaster Gardens, Plymouth, PL5 4AA
760 pupils · 85% of 890 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 44.2%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 September 2022, published 9 November 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 44% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 1.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 151 | 148 | 271 | 151 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 151 | 163 | 301 | 151 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 160 | 141 | 281 | 157 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 146 | 130 | 226 | 146 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 146 | 161 | 271 | 146 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 146 | 158 | 301 | 146 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 146 | 159 | 288 | 146 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 147 | 170 | 316 | 147 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Notre Dame RC School 1.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026) · safeguarding not met
- St Boniface's RC College 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- All Saints Church of England Academy 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Eggbuckland Community College 2.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Marine Academy Plymouth 2.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Devonport High School for Girls 3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.