Notre Dame RC School
Looseleigh Lane, Plymouth, PL6 5HN
764 pupils · 85% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- PLYMOUTH CAST
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.9%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
⚠ Safeguarding was judged Not met at the latest inspection. Read the full report before anything else.
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Not met |
Inspected 25 February 2026, published 23 June 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 | 43.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 32.8% |
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 — 0.82 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 93 | 76 | 182 | 93 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 135 | 105 | 221 | 134 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 124 | 105 | 228 | 121 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 140 | 126 | 269 | 140 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 132 | 120 | 258 | 132 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 139 | 118 | 318 | 139 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 139 | 117 | 247 | 139 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 137 | 117 | 245 | 137 |
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
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Boniface's RC College 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Tor Bridge High 2.2 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Eggbuckland Community College 2.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- All Saints Church of England Academy 3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Devonport High School for Girls 3.6 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.