Secondary
Coombe Dean School
Charnhill Way, Elburton, Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1000 of 1180 places
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
March 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
49%
49.2
10th of 19 by our score, among the secondary schools in Plymouth we can score - 20 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.46 |
| Entered the EBacc | 47% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% |
| A level average points per entry | 34.81 |
| A level students | 51 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 48% |
| 22/23 | 40% |
| 23/24 | 53% |
| 24/25 | 49% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 29.2 |
| 22/23 | 27.0 |
| 23/24 | 30.3 |
| 24/25 | 34.8 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.04 |
| 22/23 | +0.01 |
| 23/24 | +0.16 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 49.0 |
| 22/23 | 45.1 |
| 23/24 | 48.6 |
| 24/25 | 49.2 |
Charnhill Way, Elburton, Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Plymouth admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Caroline Granville
- Address
- Charnhill Way, Elburton, Plymouth, PL9 8ES
- Telephone
- 01752406961