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Plymouth High School for Girls

Plymouth High School for Girls is a selective grammar school for girls in Plymouth, educating around 780 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry to Year 7 is through a Quest Assessments 11+ test based on the Key Stage 2 curriculum in English and mathematics.

RegionSouth West
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN148369

The exam

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2027 entry

2028 entry

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Key dates & preparation

2028 entry

Test: Mid-September of Year 6 (September 2027)

Results: October 2027 — outcomes are published to parents

Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028

When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).

General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.

Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28

2027 entry

Test: Mid-September of Year 6 (September 2026)

Results: October 2026 — outcomes are published to parents

Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027

When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).

General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.

Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28

Admissions rules

No catchment — open competition

Children must reach the consortium pass standard. Places are then allocated under each school’s criteria — statutory priorities first, then principally distance.

Read the school's admissions policy

Results & destinations

2025 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 65.5; 90.3% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs

DfE performance tables

A level: Average point score per A level entry 35.28 (average grade B-); 14.8% of A level students achieved AAB or higher

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

2024 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 65.3; 90.5% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs

DfE performance tables

A level: Average point score per A level entry 34.33 (average grade C+)

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

Scholarships & bursaries

Schemes recorded from the school's own published information. A scholarship is a merit award; a bursary is means-tested. Values are shown exactly as the school states them — where a scheme is honorary, its stated value says so.

16+ entry

  • 150 Foundation Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: 150 Foundation Bursary — no exam; application is a written 'pen portrait' (how the student would spend the bursary and how it supports their education/next steps), assessed by a panel (Senior Team, a governor and Miss Shellie Joynes); panel gives weight to quality of supporting statements, first generation to university, Free School Meals, Pupil Premium and SEND.

    When: Annual scheme (founded 2024 by ex-pupil Mary Mogford); application window not stated on the page.

    What it's worth: Between £500 and £1,000, either as a single payment or instalments across the academic year, for study resources/equipment and university interview/open-day travel.

    How to apply: Submit a pen portrait application to the 150 Foundation panel via the school.

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

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