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Moving to Devon - year 9 independent schools

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Coffeemorning579 · 02/05/2022 18:42

We are thinking about moving to Plymouth / Yelverton in Devon. DD will be going to yr 9 in Sept and wanted to get views on independent schools in the area. I think the choices are Plymouth College and Mount Kelly. Any views / advice? DD is bright and does ok in main subjects but is more creative and loves English, French, drama, art, music etc.

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FromSpainToUK · 06/05/2022 22:23

I’m also interested in feedback from Mt. Kelly and Plymouth. We visited both for our 14 year old swimmer. Both schools seemed very good for different reasons. He’s starting in Sept 2022 so we have to make up our mind soon. Each school had their pros and cons, so now we’re really hoping to hear experiences from parents in both schools today. Thanks.

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Coffeemorning579 · 06/05/2022 17:21

Thanks @Libre2. Not sure grammar schools would be a good fit for DD. Hope you’re visit to PC goes well.

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Libre2 · 05/05/2022 16:00

Re the message from PP - Devonport High is very pressured. Plymouth High for Girls apparently less so but they do not automatically do a 13+ admission and both take options in year 8 whereas Plymouth College leave it until year 9.

Libre2 · 05/05/2022 15:59

We’re going to have a look round Plymouth College next week for DS - also year 9 with a view from moving him from state comp. I have heard good things from several parents (and one six former) about the senior school. Apparently the pastoral care is very good. However, I have no first hand knowledge.

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Coffeemorning579 · 03/05/2022 20:50

Any Plymouth College views please?

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Coffeemorning579 · 03/05/2022 20:49

Thanks @Bighairydogs, really helpful.

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Bighairydogs · 03/05/2022 09:05

I have a DD in current year 9 at Mount Kelly - she loves it. It’s not an amazing school in terms of academics but it’s fine for her (very middle set) - there’s loads of great extracurricular activities & she always seems to be involved in things. They have a great art/DT dept, & drama seems good. Bear in mind its main USP is swimming so if your daughter isn’t a swimmer she might get a bit bored with all the swim talk (about 1/3 of the school are on the swim programme so it’s quite a lot) I don’t know much about Plymouth College but they’re heavily into swimming too! Perhaps if you think she’s academic enough you could try Devonport High (grammar) in Plymouth- great school & free!

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