Notre Dame RC School

State-Funded School

notre-dame-rc-school-plymouth-south-west

South WestRegion

PlymouthLocal Authority

Plymouth Moor ViewConstituency

PL6 5HNPostcode

3.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Notre Dame RC 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 764 pupils. Notre Dame RC School is part of PLYMOUTH CAST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 25 Feb 2026 · published 23 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Not met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Urgent improvement

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.62

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

764

Total Pupils

3%Boys

97%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 764
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: PLYMOUTH CAST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Some aspects not as strong

Ungraded inspection on 22 January 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
30 Jun 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.