Grammar school for girls
Plymouth 11+

Devonport High School for Girls: 11+ entry

Lyndhurst Road, Peverell, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 3DL

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

How places are decided
By rank, no pass mark
The school uses the test scores and its own admission arrangements.
Checked, source: Devonport High School for Girls, checked 14 Oct 2026
Year 7 places
158
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()PANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: Devonport High School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026
Last distance offered
Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

Your next deadlines

Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()CAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days
Coming up: School place applications close (CAF)
Sun 31 Oct 2027in about 54 weeks

How far offers reached

In short

Devonport High School for Girls (DHSG) in Peverell offers 158Devonport 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 Year 7 places for September 2027, the larger of Plymouth's two girls' grammars. Girls sit the joint Plymouth test set by Quest AssessmentsDevonport High School for Girls: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: The 11-plus examinations assess your child's academic ability by using Quest Asssessment English Comprehension and Mathematics papers.View the official source. There is no pass mark: Plymouth City Council offers places in score order to girls who put DHSG first, after looked-after girls and up to a set number of pupil premium places.

Year 5 now? Dates for 2028 entry are not published yet. 2028 dates

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Devonport High School for Girls the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

CheckedDepartment for Education (GOV.UK)9 Oct 2026

No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Devonport High School for Girls. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Other published figures

2026 entry: Last admission rule that offers reached: 3

Source: Plymouth City Council, checked 9 Oct 2026

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Devonport High School for Girls and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Devonport High School for Girls, September 2026 entry
Figure	Department for Education
First-preference applications	250First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,879,E06000026,Plymouth,Secondary,8794152,z,3,Devonport High School for Girls,158,158,157,1,0,346,250,81,15,1.5923566878980893,1.5822784810126582,121,63,Academy converter,No religious character,9.5,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001426,Plymouth Moor View,136588,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)	346All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,879,E06000026,Plymouth,Secondary,8794152,z,3,Devonport High School for Girls,158,158,157,1,0,346,250,81,15,1.5923566878980893,1.5822784810126582,121,63,Academy converter,No religious character,9.5,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001426,Plymouth Moor View,136588,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day	158Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,879,E06000026,Plymouth,Secondary,8794152,z,3,Devonport High School for Girls,158,158,157,1,0,346,250,81,15,1.5923566878980893,1.5822784810126582,121,63,Academy converter,No religious character,9.5,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001426,Plymouth Moor View,136588,7View the official source
Applicants per place	2.2Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,879,E06000026,Plymouth,Secondary,8794152,z,3,Devonport High School for Girls,158,158,157,1,0,346,250,81,15,1.5923566878980893,1.5822784810126582,121,63,Academy converter,No religious character,9.5,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001426,Plymouth Moor View,136588,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked 16 Oct 2026

About these figures

No cut-off score is published for DHSG. The intake for 2026 entry was 158Devonport High School for Girls: Pan2026Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: 4152 | Devonport High School for Girls | 158 | 160 | 3 | N/AView the official source places, the same as this year. The lowest score that won a place moves from year to year with the size and strength of the field.

At a glance

Devonport High School for Girls in brief

All facts checked 9 Oct 2026tap a value for its source

Pupils: girlsPupilsChecked 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 source; Who the school admits.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF): Not needed; An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
School type: academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: School status | AcademyView the official source; How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places: 158Year 7 placesChecked 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 source2027 entry; The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test: Plymouth girls' grammar schools 11+ (Quest); The test children sit to be considered. Written by Quest Assessments.
admission authorityThe organisation that sets a school’s admission rules and decides who is offered a place. For academies and most grammar schools, this is the school’s trust or governing board. For community schools, it is the council.: The Board of Trustees at Devonport High School for GirlsAdmission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: The Board of Trustees at Devonport High School for Girls is the admission authority for Devonport High School for Girls.View the official source; Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
catchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.: A mapped area (see the admission rules); Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

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All dates checked 9 Oct 2026Plymouth High School for Girls

4 earlier steps, all doneShow

Done: Test registration closes
Mon 31 Aug 202612pm
Done: School place applications open (CAF)
Thu 3 Sept 2026
Source: Plymouth City Council, checked 9 Oct 2026
Done: Test day
Sat 12 Sept 2026
Done: Results
Thu 15 Oct 2026

Next: School place applications close (CAF)
Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days
Source: Plymouth City Council, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published
Not published yet: National Offer Day
Not yet published
Not published yet: Appeal deadline
Not yet published

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entry

All dates checked 9 Oct 2026Devonport High School for Girls

Next: Test registration opens
Mon 19 Apr 2027
Coming up: Test day
Sat 18 Sept 2027
Coming up: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
Sun 31 Oct 2027in about 54 weeks
Coming up: National Offer Day
Wed 1 Mar 2028
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published
Not published yet: Appeal deadline
Not yet published

Notes on these dates

DHSG's 2027 admissions document gives two different dates for both the registration opening and the offer date, so we show those as awaiting confirmation. Once offered a place: Respond to Plymouth City Council within one week of notificationDevonport High School for Girls: Offer responseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: one week of the date of notification of a school place for Normal Point of Entry.View the official source.

How places are given

3 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Devonport High School for Girls gives places using these rules (its oversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).

1
Looked-after and previously looked-after girls scoring no more than 5 points below the adjusted cut-off, by score
The policy's own words
Looked after and previously looked after children who achieve a score equal to or higher than the 5 points below the adjusted cut off score for this school
2
Up to 12 places for free school meals (FSM) / pupil premium / Ever 6 FSM girls scoring no more than 5 points below the adjusted cut-off, by score
The policy's own words
Up to 12 places will be allocated to candidates who achieve a score equal to or higher than 5 points below the adjusted cut off score for this school
3
All other candidates by rank order of score
The policy's own words
Other candidates by rank order of highest score in the 11-plus examination.

Source: Devonport High School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026

Who qualifies: All candidates must sit the 11-plus; no fixed pass mark. Places go in rank order of score after looked-after girls and up to 12 pupil-premium places (both needing a score no more than 5 points below the adjusted cut-off).Source: Devonport High School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026
Catchment: No catchment areaSource: Devonport High School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026
If two children are level for the last place: For identical aggregate scores: (a) FSM/pupil premium/Ever 6 FSM; (b) straight-line distance; (c) random ballot supervised by a Plymouth City Council officerSource: Devonport High School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026
Brothers and sisters: No priority for brothers and sisters.Source: Devonport High School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026
Pupil premium: Up to 12 places for FSM/pupil premium/Ever 6 FSM girls scoring no more than 5 points below the adjusted cut-off; FSM SIF by 31 Oct 2026Source: Devonport High School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026
Supplementary form: only to claim pupil premium (free school meals / Ever 6) priority: a Supplementary Information Form with part B completed by the primary school, returned to school.admissions@plymouth.gov.uk by 31 October 2026Source: Devonport High School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026
Waiting list: Unplaced candidates go automatically on a waiting list ranked by the admission criteria until the end of the summer holiday 2027; from 1 Sep 2027 only girls within two marks of the cut-off stay on the in-year list (until 31 July 2028)Source: Devonport High School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026

The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.

More detail from our guide

DHSG has no fixed pass mark. The council works down the score list of girls who named DHSG first, after two small priority groups.

Order of priority: (1) Looked-after and previously looked-after girls scoring no more than 5 points below the adjusted cut-off, by score. (2) Up to 12 places for FSM / pupil premium / Ever 6 FSM girls scoring no more than 5 points below the adjusted cut-off, by score. (3) All other candidates by rank order of score.Devonport High School for Girls: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: Oversubscription criteria: Where the number of applications for admission exceeds the number of places available at the school, places are offered in the following order of:View the official source
Girls with an EHC plan: Girls with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first if they reach the cut-off scoreDevonport High School for Girls: Ehcp admissionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) that names the school will be admitted first subject to them achieving the cut off score or above for the school for this year of entry.View the official source
Supplementary form: only to claim pupil premium (free school meals / Ever 6) priority: a Supplementary Information Form with part B completed by the primary school, returned to school.admissions@plymouth.gov.uk by 31 October 2026Devonport High School for Girls: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: You then need to return the completed form by 31 October 2026 to be included in the allocations made on 1 March 2027.View the official source
Equal scores: For identical aggregate scores: (a) FSM/pupil premium/Ever 6 FSM; (b) straight-line distance; (c) random ballot supervised by a Plymouth City Council officerDevonport High School for Girls: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: Should it prove necessary to distinguish between candidates with identical aggregate scores, the following criteria apply in order of priority: a. Pupils who qualify for the free school meals pupil premium or Ever 6 FSM.View the official source
Distance: straight line from home address (NLPG spatial locator) to preferred schoolDevonport High School for Girls: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: Pupils whose home address is nearest the preferred school. Measurements are taken by a straight line on a map using the Council's electronic mapping systemView the official source
Catchment and siblings: 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, and no sibling priority.

The test

Plymouth girls' grammar schools 11+ (Quest)

Test: Plymouth girls' grammar schools 11+ (Quest)
Written by: Quest Assessments
Test date, 2027 entry: Saturday 12 September 2026

DHSG and Plymouth High School for Girls run one test together, so a girl registers at one of the two schools and her result counts for both. The papers cover English and maths only (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), with no writing paper. Full details are on the Plymouth 11+ guide.

How to register: Register for the joint 11+ on the DHSG (or PHSG) website, at one school onlyDevonport High School for Girls: Registration route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: Registration for 11+ examination | www.dhsg.co.uk/11+registrationView the official source
Free practice for eligible families: Free online 11+ familiarisation for pupils (boys and girls) eligible for Pupil Premium / FSM in the last six years, verified by primary schoolDevonport High School for Girls: Pp familiarisationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: If your child has been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, please fill in the form by clicking the link below. They will be given free access to Atom Home when their Pupil Premium status has been verified by their primary school.View the official source

How the Plymouth test works

Open days

Not published yet

DHSG had not published its next open events on the pages we checked. See the school's open events page.

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work: Independent appeal panel; information from Plymouth City Council's School Admissions TeamSource: Devonport High School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026

General information, not legal advice.

Independent appeal panel; information from Plymouth City Council's School Admissions TeamDevonport High School for Girls: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: In the event that an applicant is denied a place at the school, the parent/carer will have the right of appeal to an independent appeal panel. Information relating to the appeal process can be obtained from Plymouth City Council's School Admissions Team.View the official source. Appeals for 2027 entry are expected to be heard in May and June 2027Plymouth: Schedule2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: When are the appeals scheduled? | June and July | May and JuneView the official source. Keep a realistic second choice on your application as well.

Waiting list

After offers: Unplaced candidates go automatically on a waiting list ranked by the admission criteria until the end of the summer holiday 2027; from 1 Sep 2027 only girls within two marks of the cut-off stay on the in-year list (until 31 July 2028)Devonport High School for Girls: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: Candidates not allocated a place will automatically be placed on a waiting list which will be ranked according to the published admission criteria. ... The waiting list will be maintained up until the end of the summer holiday 2027.View the official source

Official documents and sources

6 sources, each kept as an archived copy

Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
Devonport High School for Girls
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
Devonport High School for Girls
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
Devonport High School for Girls
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
Devonport High School for Girls
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
Plymouth City Council
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026

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