Plymouth High School for Girls

Selective

National rank

292

275

Rank last year

51.1%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

46%

GCSE

GCSE

A*/A/9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher

Simon Underdown

Gender of entry

Girls

Total pupils

816

Head teacher

Simon Underdown

Gender of entry

Girls

Total pupils

816

Head teacher

Simon Underdown

Gender of entry

Girls

Total pupils

816

Progress 8

AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

9.0%

Progress 8

AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

9.0%

Our methodology
Results

A-level 2024 rank: 346=

Grade

%

A*

4.9

A

16.8

B

29.5

A*/A

21.6

A*-B

51.1

GCSE 2024 rank: 177=

Grade

%

A*/9/8

24.5

A/7

21.5

A*/A/9/8/7

46

What the school inspection says

Date of report
2024
Verdict *
Good
“The school has high expectations for pupils’ academic success. Pupils rise to this challenge. They are keen to learn. Pupils behave consistently well in lessons and around the school site. The school’s motto of ‘for life not school we learn’ also reflects the school’s desire for pupils to leave as happy, well-rounded individuals … Students in the sixth form run a diversity group and take on leading roles in the school’s curriculum enrichment week. Pupils look forward to the regular festivals in music, dance and drama which they lead and perform in. Many pupils are passionate about protecting the environment. The school’s ‘Earth Alliance’ now leads change across other schools in the trust. They campaigned for more sustainable paper sources and have organised a ‘big energy switch off’, for example.”
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*From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A consultation on the new report cards will take place in 2025.
Website
phsg.org
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