Coombe Dean School

State-Funded School

coombe-dean-school-plymouth-south-west

South WestRegion

PlymouthLocal Authority

South West DevonConstituency

PL9 8ESPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Coombe Dean School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Plymouth, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,000 pupils. Coombe Dean School is part of Westcountry Schools Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Mar 2026 · published 8 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.46

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,000

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

11%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,000
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Westcountry Schools Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 May 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
8 Jan 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.