Fully selective state school · Plymouth
Devonport High School for Girls 11+ admissions
September 2027 entryEvidence reviewed 1 October 2026Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
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
- 158September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 158September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- 2.2DfE National Offer Day, September 2026 entry. This is not a pass probability.
- 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.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
Who gets priority
No fixed catchment is set in the reviewed policy. Distance can still affect priority.
For normal Year 7 entry, EHCP-named applicants must reach the school cut-off score and are admitted first. Next come looked-after or previously looked-after applicants scoring at least five points below the adjusted cut-off, ranked by score; up to 12 FSM Pupil Premium or Ever 6 FSM applicants meeting that same concession, ranked by score; then other applicants by score. The cut-off is the last score allocated under category 3, not a pre-set numeric pass mark. Premium applicants must send the supplementary form and evidence to Plymouth City Council; eligibility covers current FSM or receipt within the previous six years recorded in the January census. Equal aggregate scores favour FSM Pupil Premium or Ever 6 FSM, then nearer homes by straight-line Plymouth NLPG distance, then an electronic random ballot supervised by a council officer. There is no catchment. The normal-entry waiting list runs through the summer holiday 2027; separate in-year rules apply from September. Staff, medical and social categories in the later section are in-year rules, not this Year 7 order.
For September 2027 entry. Policy checked 2026-10-01. A priority category does not guarantee an offer.
Read the admissions policyApplications and offers over time
DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. Each preference is a school named on an application; a child can name several schools. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.
| September entry | Preferences | Offers | Preferences per offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Preferences346 | Offers158 | Preferences per offer2.19 |
| 2025 | Preferences356 | Offers157 | Preferences per offer2.27 |
| 2024 | Preferences352 | Offers158 | Preferences per offer2.23 |
| 2023 | Preferences292 | Offers157 | Preferences per offer1.86 |
| 2022 | Preferences295 | Offers119 | Preferences per offer2.48 |
| 2021 | Preferences390 | Offers118 | Preferences per offer3.31 |
| 2020 | Preferences283 | Offers123 | Preferences per offer2.30 |
| 2019 | Preferences298 | Offers124 | Preferences per offer2.40 |
| 2018 | Preferences294 | Offers124 | Preferences per offer2.37 |
| 2017 | Preferences290 | Offers124 | Preferences per offer2.34 |
| 2016 | Preferences294 | Offers119 | Preferences per offer2.47 |
| 2015 | Preferences292 | Offers119 | Preferences per offer2.45 |
| 2014 | Preferences290 | Offers119 | Preferences per offer2.44 |
School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-01.
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- Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)
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.
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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.
Practise for this school's test
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Sample papers
Official papers for this school's test, from the school itself or the body that runs the test, linked from the publisher's own site. Trace Learn does not host copies.
| Paper | Published by | Subjects | Answers | Opens on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth 11+ Quest Candidate Information Pack | Published byQuest Assessments · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMixed subjects | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on devonportgirls.plymouth.sch.uk |
| Quest 11+ English familiarisation booklet | Published byQuest Assessments · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsEnglish | Answersanswers available | Opens onopens on cdn.prod.website-files.com |
| Quest 11+ maths familiarisation booklet | Published byQuest Assessments · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMaths | Answersanswers available | Opens onopens on cdn.prod.website-files.com |
| Quest 11+ non-verbal reasoning familiarisation booklet | Published byQuest Assessments · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsNon-verbal reasoning | Answersanswers available | Opens onopens on cdn.prod.website-files.com |
| Quest 11+ verbal reasoning familiarisation booklet | Published byQuest Assessments · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsVerbal reasoning | Answersanswers available | Opens onopens on cdn.prod.website-files.com |
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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?
For normal Year 7 entry, EHCP-named applicants must reach the school cut-off score and are admitted first. Next come looked-after or previously looked-after applicants scoring at least five points below the adjusted cut-off, ranked by score; up to 12 FSM Pupil Premium or Ever 6 FSM applicants meeting that same concession, ranked by score; then other applicants by score. The cut-off is the last score allocated under category 3, not a pre-set numeric pass mark. Premium applicants must send the supplementary form and evidence to Plymouth City Council; eligibility covers current FSM or receipt within the previous six years recorded in the January census. Equal aggregate scores favour FSM Pupil Premium or Ever 6 FSM, then nearer homes by straight-line Plymouth NLPG distance, then an electronic random ballot supervised by a council officer. There is no catchment. The normal-entry waiting list runs through the summer holiday 2027; separate in-year rules apply from September. Staff, medical and social categories in the later section are in-year rules, not this Year 7 order.
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 4 attached evidence sources by 2026-10-01. 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.
- Admission Arrangements 2027/2028
Devonport High School for Girls. Accessed 1 October 2026. September 2027 entry.
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