Secondary
Notre Dame RC School
Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 5HN
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Girls
- Pupils
- 764 of 900 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.0
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- PLYMOUTH CAST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Plymouth
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 54.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 69.1
- Pupils per adult
- 11.1
- Pupils
- 765
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
- Sixth formNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
SafeguardingNot met
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Some aspects not as strong
Read the report (opens in a new tab)June 2019
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
34%
13 points below the Plymouth average (47% across 18 schools)
43.3
3.7 below the Plymouth average (47.0 across 18 schools)
18th of 18 by our score, among the secondary schools in Plymouth we can score - 19 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 | 43.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 |
| Entered the EBacc | 33% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% |
| A level average points per entry | 27.65 |
| A level students | 37 |
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 | 39% |
| 22/23 | 30% |
| 23/24 | 28% |
| 24/25 | 34% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 30.2 |
| 22/23 | 25.4 |
| 23/24 | 24.7 |
| 24/25 | 27.6 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.11 |
| 22/23 | -0.31 |
| 23/24 | -0.27 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 47.2 |
| 22/23 | 40.9 |
| 23/24 | 41.7 |
| 24/25 | 43.3 |
Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 5HN
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
- Michael Antram
- Address
- Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 5HN
- Telephone
- 01752775101