Plympton Academy
50°23′20″N 4°03′04″W / 50.389°N 4.051°W
| Plympton Academy, Plympton | |
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| Address | |
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Moorland Road , , PL7 2RS | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Inspiring Success |
| Local authority | Plymouth |
| Department for Education URN | 113535 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Ms L. Boorman[1] |
| Staff | ~80 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1,251 (approx.) |
| Colour(s) | Grey, purple and black |
| Website | http://www.plympton.academy |
Plympton Academy (formerly, The Ridgeway School and, before that, Plympton County Secondary School) is a state secondary school in Plympton, Plymouth, England. It is a mixed, non-denominational [[Academy (English school)|academy school]
Its designated feeder primary schools are Chaddlewood Primary School, Glen Park Primary School, Plympton St Maurice Primary School, and Yealmpstone Primary School, although other primary schools also send children to Plympton Academy.
The school has a sports centre, which includes a fitness gym, multiple sports hall, cricket pitch, rugby pitch, and in the summer, an athletics grass circuit. The sports hall has been renovated last year (2015). The sports hall and gym is open to the public for a small fee.
The school also has an internal sixth form which accepts students from all schools across the Plymouth consortium.