Devonport High School for Boys

State-Funded School

devonport-high-school-for-boys-plymouth-south-west

South WestRegion

PlymouthLocal Authority

Plymouth Sutton and DevonportConstituency

PL1 5QPPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,300 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 69.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 94.4%
EBacc average point score: 5.83

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,300

Total Pupils

92%Boys

8%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 1,300
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
10 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
28 Feb 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.