Devonport High School for Boys is a secondary school located in Plymouth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 03/02/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Paradise Road, Plymouth, PL1 5QP
Website: http://www.dhsb.org
Telephone: 01752208787
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Plymouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dan Roberts
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136496

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/02/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1160
Number of Pupils: 1240
Number of Boys: 1163
Number of Girls: 77

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -0.09 to 0.3
Of the 178 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 169 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:70%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:93%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:68.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.39
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

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3out of 4Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care
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Primary

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3out of 4The Cathedral School of St Mary
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- not ratedSt Peter's CofE Primary School
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Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Stoke Damerel Community College
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- not ratedScott Medical and Healthcare College
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- not ratedPlymouth High School for Girls
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3out of 4Devonport High School for Girls
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16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity College Plymouth
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All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedMillbay Academy
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948 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedFletewood School at Derry Villas
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1,728 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Plymouth
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1,815 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedPlymouth College of Art
Tavistock Place, PL4 8AT
1,886 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4ACE Schools Plymouth
Martins Gate, Bretonside PL4 0AT
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- not ratedPlymouth College
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School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.