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Plymouth High School for Girls

Secondary Academy school in Plymouth PL4 6HT

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  • School Reference Number: 148369
  • Address: St Lawrence Road, Plymouth PL4 6HT
  • Headteacher: Mr Simon Underdown
  • Telephone: 0333 360 2230
  • Website: phsg.org
  • Managing Organisation: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 804
  • Local Education Authority: Plymouth
  • Gender: Girls
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Selective
  • Active From: February 2021* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 28/09/2011

Rating published on 20/10/2011

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
17 April 2024 22 May 2024 School inspection
6 February 2021 6 February 2021 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number148369
Local Authority Code879
Local Authority NamePlymouth
Establishment Number4155
School / College NamePlymouth High School for Girls
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-02-2021
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code2
Gender of entryGirls
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code2
Admissons policySelective
School capacity804
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils816
Number of Boys40
Number of Girls776
Percentage Free School Meals9.00
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code5049
Academy trust or TrustTHE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorThe Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10087570
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date30-01-2025
StreetSt Lawrence Road
Locality
Address3
TownPlymouth
County (name)Devon
PostcodePL4 6HT
Websitehttp://www.phsg.org/
Telephone03333602230
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameSimon
Headteacher/Principal last nameUnderdown
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provisionNot applicable
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeK
Government Office RegionSouth West
District CodeE06000026
DistrictPlymouth
Ward CodeE05002081
WardDrake
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001427
Parliamentary ConstituencyPlymouth Sutton and Devonport
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000026
Easting248215
Northing55412
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Plymouth 023
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Plymouth 023D
Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code911
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Devon
Previous establishment number4155
Country
UPRN100041064487
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003144
LSOA CodeE01015050
Free School Meals52
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN148369
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/148369
LAESTAB8794155
School namePlymouth High School for Girls
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/02/2021
Admissions policySelective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authorityPlymouth
Parliamentary constituencyPlymouth Sutton and Devonport
Multi-academy trust UID5049
Multi-academy trust nameThe Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID5039
Academy sponsor nameThe Thinking Schools Academy Trust
PostcodePL4 6HT
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils816
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10322329
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection148369
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8794155
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionPlymouth High School for Girls
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection18/04/2024
Ungraded inspection publication date22/05/2024
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS378726
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date28/09/2011
Publication date20/10/2011
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection113532
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8794155
School name at time of latest graded inspectionPlymouth High School for Girls
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity School
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionRequires Improvement
Previous inspection numberITS325837
Previous inspection start date28/01/2009
Previous publication date23/02/2009
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection113532
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8794155
School name at time of previous graded inspectionPlymouth High School for Girls
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionRequires Improvement

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