Schools in Plymouth

The city earned borough status in 1439. The Spanish Armada was repelled from its waters in 1588, and the Pilgrim Fathers set sail from its quayside for the New World in 1620, episodes that fixed Plymouth's position in English maritime history. Devon's largest city holds around 272,000 residents. Estover, St.

Where the rivers Plym and Tamar converge along Devon's south coast at Plymouth Sound, Plymouth extends across a broad peninsula and rising hills shaped by more than three thousand years of settlement. Plympton, to the east, draws families competing for primary catchments, while Ford has long been a school-competitive corner of the city's northern districts. Budeaux, and Elburton extend the residential spread east and west, from post-war estates to the quieter southeastern slopes. Great Western Railway services from Plymouth station reach Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington, with local stops serving Devonport and crossing the Tamar into Cornwall at Saltash.