Plymouth College
Plymouth College is a unique school nestled within Britain’s Ocean City, surrounded by the sea and the national park of Dartmoor. Plymouth College has a success culture, which inspires our pupils to excel. The school has the highest academic value-added scores in the area, including both state and independent sectors.
The school has a worldwide reputation for sport, particularly in the areas of elite swimming, fencing, hockey, rugby and cricket. Plymouth College offers a world-leading elite swimming programme, and had representatives at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021; with a former pupil taking a gold for Team GB.
Plymouth College is fortunate in having the coastline and Dartmoor National Park on its doorstep. This allows the school to provide an unrivalled outdoor education provision including: Sailing, Sea and River Kayaking, Coast Steering, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Combined Cadet Forces (Army, Navy and RAF) and Ten Tors. Plymouth College’s role is to ensure your child excels at their academic studies, while developing those all-important skills required in their next steps into the world of further education and work.
| Head | Mrs Jo Hayward |
| School Type | Combined co-education school |
| Junior Age Range | 3 - 11 |
| Senior Age Range | 11 - 18 |
| Academic | GCSE: Yes Alevel: Yes Int'l Baccalaureate: No |
| Vocational | BTEC in Sport Holiday Club for pupils 3 - 12 |
| Boarding Fees From | £.00 per term |
| Forces Discount | Yes, 20% on production of current ID Card |
| Total Students | 678 |
| Youngest Boarder | 10 |
| Junior Boarders | 2 |
| Senior Boarders | 125 |
| Int'l Students | 100 |
| Closest Airport 1 | Exeter (40km) |
| Closest Airport 2 | Bristol (180km) |
| School Address | Plymouth College Ford Park Plymouth Devon PL4 6RN |