About the school
Plymouth High School for Girls, often known as PHSG, is a selective girls’ grammar school located on St Lawrence Road in Plymouth, Devon, with a sixth form. The school offers modern facilities and a supportive environment in which girls can thrive both academically and personally.
Plymouth High School for Girls was founded in 1874 and is one of the oldest girls’ schools in the south west. It gained academy status and educates around 1,000 pupils, with a strong record of academic achievement and a wide enrichment programme.
Plymouth High School for Girls is one of the three Plymouth grammar schools that share a common entrance test, alongside Devonport High School for Girls and Devonport High School for Boys. The test is provided by Quest Assessments, with admissions coordinated by Plymouth City Council.
School type
Girls’ Grammar (Sixth Form)
Exam date
Paper 1 (English): Saturday, September 12, 2026; Paper 2 (Maths): Saturday, September 19, 2026
Exam board
Plymouth consortium (Quest Assessments) – English & Maths
Address
St Lawrence Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 6HT
Age range
11–18 (Years 7–13)
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Admissions information
The Plymouth High School for Girls entrance test is the shared Plymouth grammar schools test, provided by Quest Assessments. Here is everything you need to know about the admissions process and exam structure.
Plymouth High School for Girls uses the shared Plymouth grammar schools entrance test, provided by Quest Assessments and used jointly with Devonport High School for Girls and Devonport High School for Boys. The test assesses English and Mathematics based on the Key Stage 2 curriculum. Girls applying to both Plymouth girls’ grammar schools need to sit the test only once.
The test is sat over two Saturdays in September – an English paper on the first date and a Maths paper on the second. Most sections are multiple-choice and marked electronically using Optical Mark Recognition. Raw scores are age-standardised so that younger children are not disadvantaged, and candidates are then ranked.
Registration is completed online directly with the school. For 2027 entry, registration opens on 27th April 2026 and closes on 31st August 2026. Parents must also name Plymouth High School for Girls on the Plymouth City Council Common Application Form by 31st October 2026.
Paper 1 (English) takes place on Saturday 12th September 2026 and Paper 2 (Maths) on Saturday 19th September 2026, with results sent to parents on Thursday 15th October 2026, before the Common Application Form deadline. Meeting the qualifying standard does not guarantee a place, as the school applies its admissions criteria. School allocations are confirmed on national offer day, 1st March 2027.
Key admissions details
Plymouth High School for Girls admits around 150 girls into Year 7 each year.
Plymouth High School for Girls does not operate a fixed catchment area and draws pupils from across Plymouth and the surrounding area. After children who reach the qualifying standard and have an EHCP naming the school, and looked-after children, places are allocated using the school’s oversubscription criteria, which include Pupil Premium priority, siblings and then distance from the school.
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Plymouth High School for Girls was founded in 1874 and is one of the oldest girls’ schools in the south west. It is a selective girls’ grammar school in Plymouth, Devon, with a sixth form, and gained academy status.
Plymouth High School for Girls admits around 150 girls into Year 7 each year. The school is popular and competitive, so thorough preparation for the shared Plymouth grammar schools entrance test is important.
Plymouth High School for Girls uses the shared Plymouth grammar schools test, provided by Quest Assessments, covering English and Maths. The papers are sat over two Saturdays in September, with most sections multiple-choice and marked electronically. Girls applying to both Plymouth girls’ grammar schools sit the test only once.
Plymouth High School for Girls does not operate a fixed catchment area and draws pupils from across Plymouth and the surrounding area. After the qualifying standard and priority groups, places are allocated using the school’s oversubscription criteria, which include siblings and then distance from the school.
For 2027 entry, registration opens on 27th April 2026 and closes on 31st August 2026, completed online directly with the school. Parents must also name the school on the Plymouth Common Application Form by 31st October 2026.
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