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Grammar schools in the Plymouth 11+ area

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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In short

Plymouth has 3Plymouth: School countChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: Plymouth has 18 secondary schools, including 15 non-selective schools and three grammar schools.View the official source grammar schools: Devonport High School for Boys, Devonport High School for Girls and Plymouth High School for GirlsPlymouth: Member schoolsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: Go to the school's website for information on the 11 Plus exam and admission arrangements: ... Devonport High School for Boys ... Devonport High School for Girls ... Plymouth High School for GirlsView the official source. Places are not chosen by the schools, and for girls the order of preference matters. Sitting the test makes a child eligible to be ranked; an offer depends on rank, preference and places. We list the schools A to Z and make no judgement between them. The right school is the one that suits your child.

How far offers reached at each school

Listed A to Z. Each school uses its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.

Listed A to Z by school name.

  1. Devonport High School for BoysBoys

    No distance published

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  2. Devonport High School for GirlsGirls

    No distance published

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    158 places, 2027 entry

  3. Plymouth High School for GirlsGirls

    No distance published

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    120 places, 2027 entry

Plymouth has 3Plymouth: School countChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: Plymouth has 18 secondary schools, including 15 non-selective schools and three grammar schools.View the official source grammar schools: Devonport High School for Boys, Devonport High School for Girls and Plymouth High School for GirlsPlymouth: Member schoolsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: Go to the school's website for information on the 11 Plus exam and admission arrangements: ... Devonport High School for Boys ... Devonport High School for Girls ... Plymouth High School for GirlsView the official source. The papers come from Quest AssessmentsPlymouth girls' grammar schools 11+ (Quest): Test providerChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: 18 September 2027 ... 11+ test date ... Quest Assessment Maths and English Comprehension (no writing)View the official source. The test is organised this way: The two girls' grammar schools: families register on either school's website and choose the school at which to sit the test; papers provided by Quest AssessmentsPlymouth: Test administratorChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: Regardless of which school website you visit, the registration form allows you to choose which school you would like to sit the examinations at. You also have the option of 'no preference'.View the official source. Devonport High School for Boys also uses an internally set DHSB English writing paper, sat on Saturday 12 September 2026DHSB 11+ (Quest English and maths plus DHSB writing paper): Writing taskChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Boys.The source says: If your son is applying for DHSB, they will also sit a writing paper on Saturday 12th SeptemberView the official source. Places are not chosen by the schools: Plymouth City Council makes all allocations; the schools do not choosePlymouth: Allocations made byChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: Neither of the Plymouth girls' grammar schools can choose which students are allocated to them. All allocations are made by Plymouth City Council.View the official source. For girls, the order of preference matters: Girls are allocated in score order to the grammar school named first; the second-choice grammar school is offered only once the first is fullPlymouth: Allocation by first choice grammarChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: Children are allocated based on their 11 Plus result and their first choice of school. ... You will only get your second choice grammar school once either PHSG and/or DHSG is full; this could happen anywhere up to the 278th student depending on preferences.View the official source. Sitting the test makes a child eligible to be ranked; an offer depends on rank, preference and places. We list the schools below A to Z and make no judgement between them. The right school is the one that suits your child.

Places at each school

SchoolPupilsYear 7 places, September 2027 entry
Devonport High School for BoysboysDevonport High School for Boys: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: Friday 9 October 2026 via post for the boy's grammar schoolView the official sourceSee school page
Devonport High School for GirlsgirlsDevonport High School for Girls: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: The admission arrangements outlined in this section apply to female (at birth) children starting Year 7 for the first time in 2027/2028.View the official source158Devonport High School for Girls: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: The published admission number (PAN) for this year group is 158.View the official source
Plymouth High School for GirlsgirlsPlymouth High School for Girls: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: Neither of the Plymouth girls' grammar schools can choose which students are allocated to them.View the official source120Plymouth High School for Girls: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: The Published Admission Number (PAN) for this year group is 120.View the official source

What the test covers

The joint test has these papers: Mathematics; English Comprehension (English)Plymouth girls' grammar schools 11+ (Quest): PapersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: 18 September 2027 ... 11+ test date ... Quest Assessment Maths and English Comprehension (no writing)View the official source. Its content is: Year 5 National Curriculum English and maths; nothing beyond Year 5Plymouth girls' grammar schools 11+ (Quest): Curriculum basisChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: No content beyond Year 5 of the National Curriculum will be assessedView the official source. Some skills are left out: Verbal, non-verbal and spatial reasoning are not tested; no free-writing element in EnglishPlymouth: Subjects not testedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and spatial reasoning are not tested. There is no longer a 'free-writing' element to the English test.View the official source. On home address, Devonport High School for Girls states: No catchment areaDevonport High School for Girls: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: Catchment area | NoView the official source.

For the test timetable, see the Plymouth dates page. To compare schools with your own journey, use the Plymouth 11+ plan.