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Eggbuckland Community College

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formPlymouth, South West · Plymouth PL6 5YBTrust: Westcountry Schools TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,007of 1,100 places
Free school meals
23.1%
Year 11 cohort 2025
169
Ofsted
Requires improvement, 8 May 2024Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Eggbuckland Community College (URN 113542, until 1 September 2013).

What the data says

Of the 168 pupils who finished Year 11 at Eggbuckland Community College in 2023, 33% stayed on in Eggbuckland Community College’s own sixth form (Plymouth average 40%), 45% went to a further education college and 11% started an apprenticeship.

Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 11% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.

Among the 73 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 38% went to university (Plymouth 26%, England 37%), and 6% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 21% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.

A level grades average D, well below the England average of B-; 0% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Psychology, Environmental Science and English Literature.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Plymouth and England.

This school
Plymouth
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolPlymouthEngland
Pupils in the cohort1682,912607,348
Any sustained destination93%91%92%
Stayed in education79%80%86%
— school sixth form33%40%34%
— sixth form college0%1%13%
— further education college45%37%37%
— other education1%3%2%
Apprenticeship11%9%3%
Employment2%3%3%
No sustained destination5%6%6%
Destination unknown2%3%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
Plymouth
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolPlymouthEngland
Students in the cohort732,532541,441
Any sustained destination89%80%79%
University (higher education)38%26%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students6%12%19%
Further education4%7%5%
Apprenticeship21%15%7%
Employment25%31%28%
No sustained destination10%16%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolPlymouthEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)42.345.746.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths38%46%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%66%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects31%28%41%
EBacc average point score3.723.964.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort21%28%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils35.834.334.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils44.150.150.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language3%9%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics169100%88%10%22%75%
English Language169100%89%7%20%63%
English Literature16598%86%3%21%72%
Combined Science16497%65%9%9%68%
Geography9556%41%3%25%53%
Business Studies8651%18%5%20%36%
History6639%41%5%26%48%
Psychology5130%3%2%22%37%
French2917%18%7%29%38%
Design and Technology2716%11%11%23%44%
Physical Education2615%11%12%24%50%
Fine Art2515%9%12%28%72%
Spanish2414%19%13%27%58%
Drama159%7%7%27%53%
Graphic Communication127%1%17%23%75%
Textiles95%2%0%27%22%
Polish11%1%84%
Chinese11%1%75%
Statistics11%5%20%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Hospitality / Catering Studies67100%
Engineering Studies52100%
Sports Studies2259%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction1951%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolPlymouthEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study104
— of whom A level students37938261,341
Average A level gradeDC+B-
Average points per A level entry20.8834.4335.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsD+C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects0%17%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology1849%23%
Environmental Science1027%1%
English Literature719%11%
Geography719%10%
Product Design2%
Computer Science5%
Biology20%
Photography3%
History13%
Mathematics31%
Further Mathematics5%
Physics12%
Fine Art3%
Drama2%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Social ScienceVRQ Level 31849%
Business StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 31335%
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 31335%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)1130%
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 31027%
Nutrition / DietVRQ Level 3719%
Fine ArtGCE AS level (All)
Fine ArtGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Engineering StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*

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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.