Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, Plymouth

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'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Sir John Hunt Community Sports College

Lancaster Gardens, Whitleigh, Plymouth PL5 4AA

https://www.sjhcsc.co.uk/

Sir John Hunt Community Sports College is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Plymouth). It has about 790 boys and girls aged between 11 and 19. In September 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Admissions and Destinations. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Attainment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.9		Notre Dame RC School
0.9		St Boniface's RC College
1.2		All Saints Church of England Academy
1.6		Eggbuckland Community College
1.6		Marine Academy Plymouth
1.7		Devonport High School for Girls
2.0		Tor Bridge High
2.5		Stoke Damerel Community College
2.5		Scott Medical and Healthcare College
2.7		Plymouth High School for Girls
2.9		Lipson Co-operative Academy
3.0		UTC Plymouth

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Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very high.

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is below average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are poor.

Sixth form: Below average. Progress is poor. Destinations at 18 are above average.

Attainment: Poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Poor. Up to age 16 it is below average, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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