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  • 04/03/26

    Come and Support Our Latest Drama Production!

    This year we are thrilled to be taking part in the prestigious National Theatre Connections project — an incredible opportunity that allows our students to perform a brand-new play written by a professional playwright, both here at school and on a professional stage. We have chose...
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  • 27/02/26

    Y9 Leaders Thrive Hosting Primary Inclusion Volleyball Festival

    Coombe Dean was proud to host the PSSP Primary Inclusion Volleyball Festival this morning, supported brilliantly by nine outstanding Year 9 leaders. We welcomed pupils from Courtlands, Hooe, Montpelier, Pilgrim, Widey Court, and Hyde Park primary schools, all taking part in an event designed to c...
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  • 18/02/26

    Coombe Dean Celebrates 2025 Year 11 Success

    Coombe Dean Celebrates 2025 Year 11 Success Coombe Dean School is delighted to share the outstanding success of our 2025 Year 11 cohort following the publication of the 2025 validated outcomes. Just before the half‑term break, we received a letter from the Secretary of State for Education reco...
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  • 18/02/26

    Coombe Dean Celebrates 2025 Post-16 Results – The Best In Plymouth!

    We are proud to celebrate the publication of the 2025 validated Post-16 outcomes, which confirm that Coombe Dean School was the top performing school in Plymouth for student progress at Post-16 in 2025. The 2025 data places Coombe Dean in the ‘above average’ category nationally f...
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  • 13/02/26

    Year 12 Reading Ambassadors

    As part of the Year 12 volunteering programme, a team of eleven Year 12 students are now buddied with Year 7 students and take part in paired reading sessions each Monday and Friday. These sessions focus on developing fluency, confidence, and a love of reading. It has been wonderful to see...
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  • 13/02/26

    Year 12 Students Share What They Learned From Auschwitz Visit

    Earlier this year, a group of our Sixth Form students visited Auschwitz‑Birkenau as part of their History studies. This week, those students shared thoughtful and powerful presentations reflecting on what they had learned, the impact of the visit, and the importance of remembering the events of the...
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  • 09/02/26

    Year 9 Explore Future STEM Pathways at University of Plymouth

    On Friday 6 February, all of our Year 9 students had the exciting opportunity to attend the Science and Engineering Showcase at the University of Plymouth—an inspiring event designed to open young minds to the possibilities within STEM careers. Throughout the day, students explored a wide r...
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  • 06/02/26

    Exeter University Visit: Languages for All​​​​​​​

    The Language for All programme gave our students a valuable opportunity to hear first-hand about studying languages beyond GCSE level.
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  • 06/02/26

    Senate Meeting

    Student voice – Coombe Dean is your school. Your opinion counts. 
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  • 04/02/26

    Year 10 Historians Take Learning Beyond the Classroom

    Year 10 History students travelled to Exeter Northcott Theatre to take part in an outstanding exam workshop performance of Hitler on Trial.
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  • 02/02/26

    Secretary Of State For Education Praises Coombe Dean School

    Our students and staff are celebrating today after we received a special letter of congratulations from the Secretary of State for Education, The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP.   The letter recognises the excellent outcomes that disadvantaged pupils across our school...
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  • 02/02/26

    Celebrating Community Language GCSE Success

    Eleven Year 11 students completed their community Language GCSE exam at the end of Year 10 and they all passed!
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