Notre Dame RC School
Secondary schoolNotre Dame RC School is a secondary school in Plymouth, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 764 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding not met, special measures
- Inspection
- Report card, 25 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Not met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Notre Dame RC School was 44.6, against 46.8 in Plymouth and 46.2 in England.
38.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | 46.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38.5% | 49.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60.7% | 67.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 135 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Beechwood Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Woodlands SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, February 2023840 m
- Oakwood Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- Whitleigh Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 20221.1 km
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports CollegeSecondary. Good (overall), September 2022, before the school changed1.2 km
- Widewell Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Plymouth
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).