Coombe Dean School
Charnhill Way, Plymouth, PL9 8ES
1,000 pupils · 85% of 1,180 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 8 May 2026. 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 | 49.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 48.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 76.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 47.3% |
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?
Oversubscribed — 1.54 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 170 | 262 | 517 | 170 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 169 | 236 | 472 | 169 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 175 | 193 | 497 | 175 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 175 | 166 | 444 | 175 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 149 | 109 | 393 | 149 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 140 | 91 | 427 | 138 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 167 | 97 | 378 | 153 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 176 | 170 | 544 | 176 |
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
- Plymstock School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lipson Co-operative Academy 4.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Plympton Academy 4.2 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Hele's School 4.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Plymouth High School for Girls 5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Millbay Academy 5.6 km · Good (2024) · 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.