Fully selective state school · Plymouth
Devonport High School for Girls 11+ admissions
Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
September 2027 entry
Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026
At a glance
- Address
- Lyndhurst Road, Plymouth, South West, PL2 3DL
- Year 7 admission
- Girls for Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- GIAS records no applicable religious character.
- Published admission number
- 158
- September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 158
- September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
- Assessment provider
- GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
Assessment route not published.
- Eligibility
- Female-at-birth applicants born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 must register for and sit the two 11+ examinations and apply through Plymouth City Council's coordinated scheme.
- Score policy
- Applicants sit two selective 11+ examinations; the school uses the resulting standardised academic assessment to identify eligible candidates, and reaching the required standard does not itself guarantee a place when the school is oversubscribed.
- Oversubscription
- After named EHCP and looked-after or previously looked-after applicants, priority includes children of staff, siblings, exceptional medical or social need, pupil premium and distance, with the policy's published order and tie-break rules applied.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
What the assessment covers
GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- CAF deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
Fees
- Fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Fee per year
- This is a state-funded school.
- Published fee context
- This is a state-funded school.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
Relevant skills and exercises
Nearby and related schools
Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does Devonport High School for Girls use?
The current official evidence does not yet publish Devonport High School for Girls's school-specific test details for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does Devonport High School for Girls have?
Devonport High School for Girls's published admission number is 158 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to Devonport High School for Girls?
Female-at-birth applicants born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 must register for and sit the two 11+ examinations and apply through Plymouth City Council's coordinated scheme.
Are Devonport High School for Girls's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
After named EHCP and looked-after or previously looked-after applicants, priority includes children of staff, siblings, exceptional medical or social need, pupil premium and distance, with the policy's published order and tie-break rules applied.
What subjects should a child prepare for Devonport High School for Girls?
The exact assessed subjects for Devonport High School for Girls are not yet published in the current evidence. The preparation links are general 11+ practice, not a claim about this school's format.
How current is the information for Devonport High School for Girls?
Trace Learn reviewed 3 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Admission Arrangements 2027/2028
Devonport High School for Girls. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
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