Plympton Academy

School Name: Plympton Academy
Address: Moorland Road, Plympton
Town/City: Plymouth
County: Devon
Postcode: PL7 2RS
Telephone Number: 0333 360 2220
Website: www.plympton.academy

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Sponsor: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Principal: Mr Shaun Willis
Capacity: 1350
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 984 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 73% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 23.4%

• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

URN: 136556
DfE Number: 879/4178
UKPRN: 10033277
UPRN: 100041168385
Region: South West (E12000009)
District: Plymouth (E06000026)
Constituency: South West Devon (E14001495)
Electoral Ward: Plympton St Mary (E05002090)

Easting & Northing: 254291E, 56294N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 23' 20.65" N 4° 3' 3.52" W
Plus Code: 9C2Q9WQX+JJ

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1. St Mary's Priory Junior School (0.4km)
2. St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School (0.6km)
3. Longcause Community Special School (0.7km)
4. Boringdon Primary School (1.0km)
5. Plympton St Maurice Primary School (1.0km)
6. Chaddlewood Primary School (1.0km)
7. Hele's School (1.1km)
8. Glen Park Primary School (1.3km)
9. Yealmpstone Farm Primary School (1.6km)
10. Woodford Primary School (1.8km)

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