Stoke Damerel Community College
Somerset Place, Plymouth, PL3 4BD
1,292 pupils · 77% of 1,680 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 40.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 19 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 | 35.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 24.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 49% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 2.4% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 255 | 233 | 413 | 248 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 262 | 239 | 451 | 259 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 258 | 209 | 410 | 241 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 266 | 263 | 457 | 266 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 231 | 235 | 433 | 231 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 235 | 230 | 454 | 235 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 265 | 293 | 461 | 265 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 264 | 247 | 410 | 264 |
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
- Scott Medical and Healthcare College 0 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Devonport High School for Boys 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- UTC Plymouth 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Devonport High School for Girls 1.4 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Millbay Academy 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Plymouth High School for Girls 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 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.