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Plymouth High School for Girls: 11+ entry

St Lawrence Road, Plymouth, PL4 6HT

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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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

  • Year 7 places

    120

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Plymouth High School for Girls, checked

  • Last distance offered

    Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

Your next deadlines

  1. Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()

    in 11 days

  2. Coming up: School place applications close (CAF)

    in about 54 weeks

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Plymouth 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.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked
No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Plymouth 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

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

How many families applied to Plymouth 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 Plymouth High School for Girls, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications104First-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,8794155,z,3,Plymouth High School for Girls,119,119,71,48,0,317,104,191,22,1.4647887323943662,0.8739495798319328,103,40,Academy converter,No religious character,11.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001427,Plymouth Sutton and Devonport,148369,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)317All 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,8794155,z,3,Plymouth High School for Girls,119,119,71,48,0,317,104,191,22,1.4647887323943662,0.8739495798319328,103,40,Academy converter,No religious character,11.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001427,Plymouth Sutton and Devonport,148369,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day119Places 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,8794155,z,3,Plymouth High School for Girls,119,119,71,48,0,317,104,191,22,1.4647887323943662,0.8739495798319328,103,40,Academy converter,No religious character,11.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001427,Plymouth Sutton and Devonport,148369,7View the official source
Applicants per place2.7Applicants 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,8794155,z,3,Plymouth High School for Girls,119,119,71,48,0,317,104,191,22,1.4647887323943662,0.8739495798319328,103,40,Academy converter,No religious character,11.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001427,Plymouth Sutton and Devonport,148369,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

PHSG's rules turn on one number that changes every year, the adjusted cut-off.

  • What it is: Five points below the score of the 120th applicant to PHSG (in score order) at the start of allocation (normally end of January)Plymouth High School for Girls: Adjusted cut off definitionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: The adjusted cut off score is five points below the score attained by the 120th ... child who applied for this school (in score order) at the start of the allocation ... procedure (normally the end of January).View the official source.

Looked-after girls and girls eligible for the pupil premium can be offered a place if they score within that margin, which is why the school's priority groups do not need a separate pass mark.

  • 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.Plymouth High School for Girls: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: In the event that the school is oversubscribed, the admission authority will apply the following oversubscription criteria in order of priority:View the official source
  • 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 (adjusted cut-off = 5 below the 120th applicant's score); FSM SIF by 31 Oct 2026Plymouth High School for Girls: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: 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, by rank order of highest score in the ... 11-plus examination and who qualify for the free school meals pupil premium or Ever 6 FSMView the official source
  • Girls with an EHC plan: Girls with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first if they reach the cut-off scorePlymouth High School for Girls: Ehcp admissionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) that names the school must be admitted first subject to them achieving the cut off score or above for the school for this year of entryView the official source
  • Service families: No reserved places or priority; applications from families with a confirmed posting are processed in advance using the intended or unit addressPlymouth High School for Girls: Service children priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: No places are specifically reserved for children of UK Armed Forces personnel.View the official source
  • Equal scores: For identical aggregate scores: (1) FSM/pupil premium/Ever 6 FSM; (2) straight-line distance to the school; (3) random ballot by a Plymouth City Council officer using an electronic random number generatorPlymouth High School for Girls: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth 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: ... Pupils who qualify for the free school meals pupil premium or Ever 6 ... a random ballot will be conducted in accordance with the SchoolView the official source
  • Distance: straight line from home address (NLPG spatial locator) to preferred schoolPlymouth High School for Girls: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: Pupils whose home address is nearest the preferred school measured in a straight-line using Plymouth City Council's electronic mapping system.View the official source
  • Catchment: No catchment areaPlymouth High School for Girls: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: Catchment area | NoView the official source; there is no sibling priority.
  • 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 2026Plymouth High School for Girls: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth 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

PHSG consulted on these arrangements between 1 December 2025 and 11 January 2026Plymouth High School for Girls: Consultation2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: The consultation was live between Monday 1 December 2025 and Sunday 11 January 2026.View the official source before they were determined.

At a glance

Plymouth High School for Girls in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
girlsPupilsChecked 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 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 Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: which is an Academy school in Plymouth in the 2027/2028 academic yearView the official source
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
120Year 7 placesChecked 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 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.
Thinking Schools Academy Trust (admissions function delegated to the school's Local Governing Board)Admission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: Admission authority | Thinking Schools Academy Trust ... The admissions function has been delegated to the Local Governing Board of Plymouth High School for GirlsView the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
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.

Add to my calendar

Plymouth High School for Girls

4 earlier steps, all doneShow

  1. Done: Test registration closes

    12pm

  2. Done: School place applications open (CAF)

    Source: Plymouth City Council, checked

  3. Done: Test day

  4. Done: Results

  1. Next: School place applications close (CAF)

    in 11 days

    Source: Plymouth City Council, checked

  2. Not published yet: Test registration opens

    Not yet published

  3. Not published yet: National Offer Day

    Not yet published

  4. Not published yet: Appeal deadline

    Not yet published

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entry

Devonport High School for Girls

  1. Next: Test registration opens

  2. Coming up: Test day

  3. Coming up: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)

    in about 54 weeks

  4. Coming up: National Offer Day

  5. Not published yet: Test registration closes

    Not yet published

  6. Not published yet: Results

    Not yet published

  7. Not published yet: Appeal deadline

    Not yet published

Notes on these dates

After an offer: Respond to Plymouth City Council within one week (normal point of entry)Plymouth High School for Girls: Offer responseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: Normal Point of Entry: within one week of the date of notificationView the official source.

How places are given

3 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Plymouth High School for Girls gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (2027 entry).

  1. 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 5 points below the adjusted cut off score for this school
  2. 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. 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: Plymouth High School for Girls, checked

Who qualifies
All candidates must sit the 11-plus; there is 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: Plymouth High School for Girls, checked
Catchment
No catchment areaSource: Plymouth High School for Girls, checked
If two children are level for the last place
For identical aggregate scores: (1) FSM/pupil premium/Ever 6 FSM; (2) straight-line distance to the school; (3) random ballot by a Plymouth City Council officer using an electronic random number generatorSource: Plymouth High School for Girls, checked
Brothers and sisters
No priority for brothers and sisters.Source: Plymouth High School for Girls, checked
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 (adjusted cut-off = 5 below the 120th applicant's score); FSM SIF by 31 Oct 2026Source: Plymouth High School for Girls, checked
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: Plymouth High School for Girls, checked
Waiting list
Unplaced candidates go automatically on a waiting list ranked by the admission criteria, kept until end of August 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: Plymouth High School for Girls, checked

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

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

One registration covers both girls' schools, and the papers are English and maths only.

  • How to register: Register for the joint 11+ on the PHSG (or DHSG) website, at one school only; 2027-entry registration 27 Apr - 31 Aug 2026 (noon)Plymouth High School for Girls: Registration route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: Registration for 11+ examination www.phsg.org (from 27 April 2026)View the official source

  • Late test requests: Late 11+ requests only considered in the first allocation round with evidence of a genuine reason, sent to the Schools' (PHSG & DHSG) admissions authorityPlymouth High School for Girls: Late test requests2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: If your request for your daughter to take the 11+ selection tests is received beyond the normal testing schedule, applications will only be considered within the first round of allocations if you can demonstrate a genuine reason why this is the case.View the official source

  • Free practice for eligible families: Free online KS2 learning and 11+ practice platform for pupil-premium-eligible children (form on the school website)Plymouth High School for Girls: Pp familiarisation supportChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: If your child is Pupil Premium eligible, please fill in the form by clicking the button below:View the official source

How the Plymouth test works

Open days

Next: Open evening for Years 5/6 (September 2028 entry), Thu 24 Jun 2027

  1. Coming up: Open evening for Years 5/6 (September 2028 entry)

Source: Plymouth High School for Girls, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Independent appeal panel; details from Plymouth City Council's School Admissions TeamSource: Plymouth High School for Girls, checked

General information, not legal advice.

  • Waiting list: Unplaced candidates go automatically on a waiting list ranked by the admission criteria, kept until end of August 2027; from 1 Sep 2027 only girls within two marks of the cut-off stay on the in-year list (until 31 July 2028)Plymouth High School for Girls: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: Candidates who were not allocated a place will automatically be placed on a waiting list which will be ranked according to the published admission criteria. [...] will be maintained until the end of August 2027 in respect of the Normal Point of Entry.View the official source
  • Appeals: Independent appeal panel; details from Plymouth City Council's School Admissions TeamPlymouth High School for Girls: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: If a school place is refused, the parent or carer has the right to appeal the [...] decision to an independent appeal panel. [...] obtained from Plymouth City Council's School Admissions TeamView the official source. Hearings for 2027 entry are expected 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.

Official documents and sources

11 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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