Devonport High School for Girls
Academy converter secondary school in Plymouth (Plymouth).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Welcome to Devonport High School for Girls, which was founded in 1908. We are a selective grammar school in the heart of Plymouth. We are proud of our history, but our main focus is looking to the future. Our outcomes for students at both GCSE and A Level are outstanding and make us one of the highest performing state schools in the South West.
Our aim here is to ensure we provide an exceptional educational experience for students, through a wealth of opportunities within a nurturing environment, leading to outstanding achievements.
We are currently advertising the following vacancy: Head of Art September 2026 Full Time Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 4 March 2026 For further information please see the School Website or the Teaching Vacancy website here:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Choir
- Drama
- Orchestra
Key facts
- URN
- 136588
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Constituency
- Plymouth Moor View
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (17 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.16 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matt Matthew | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mr Lucian Catalin Nechifor Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Professor Christian Brailsford Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Jessica Jennison Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Dr Jessica Jennison Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 |
| Mrs Heather Cotton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alina Laura Varga Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Jessica Jennison Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Grace Ellen Spooner Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Jodie Wilson | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Patricia Wilton Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Mrs Katie Plant Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Ellen Blakeman Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Olivia Grimes Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 |
| Mr Lee Sargeant Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2022 | |
| Mrs Shirley Williams Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2011 |
| Mrs Glynis Westcott Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2011 |
| Mrs Sarah Jane Tustain Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Karen Mary Pilkington Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Syed Rahman Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record