Voluntary aided school · Torbay

St Cuthbert Mayne School

11–18Ages
1,001Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman Catholic/Church of EnglandReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
113551URN

Trumlands Road, Torquay, TQ1 4RN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.7 below Torbay median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in TorbaySelective

214 applications for 189 places · 8th of 8 in Torbay

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.0of 90

Torbay 45.1 England 46.0

6th of 8 in Torbay

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 23 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.1applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Torbay median (1.8) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

214 applications · 189 places offered · 75 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.1; Torbay median median 1.8
2025 1.1; Torbay median median 1.9
2024 1.2; Torbay median median 1.9
2023 1.4; Torbay median median 1.9
2022 1.1; Torbay median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Torbay median median 2.1
2020 1.5; Torbay median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Torbay median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Torbay median median 1.7
2017 2.0; Torbay median median 1.9
2016 2.3; Torbay median median 1.8
2015 2.3; Torbay median median 1.7
2014 1.7; Torbay median median 1.6

This school
Torbay median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	189	214	1.1	75	0.40
Sep 2025	194	209	1.1	72	0.37
Sep 2024	191	228	1.2	55	0.29
Sep 2023	162	219	1.4	67	0.41
Sep 2022	208	232	1.1	78	0.38
Sep 2021	178	262	1.5	70	0.39
Sep 2020	182	280	1.5	83	0.46
Sep 2019	180	300	1.7	96	0.53
Sep 2018	112	233	2.1	73	0.65
Sep 2017	139	272	2.0	97	0.70
Sep 2016	123	283	2.3	89	0.72
Sep 2015	121	274	2.3	99	0.82
Sep 2014	167	282	1.7	143	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

159 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.06th of 8 in Torbay

Torbay 45.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%6th of 8 in Torbay

Torbay 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Torbay 66% England 66%

This school
Torbay median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.75

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	159	42.0	33%	59%	–
2024/25	149	39.7	26%	51%	–
2023/24	174	37.3	21%	43%	−0.75
2022/23	144	36.8	23%	44%	−0.80

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Cuthbert Mayne SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Torquay Academy
0.9 km · Torbay

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
The Spires College
1.1 km · Torbay

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Torquay Girls' Grammar School
1.7 km · Torbay

Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 68.4Attainment 8 Selective
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
2.0 km · Torbay

2026

1.8applications per place 70.0Attainment 8 Selective
Paignton Academy
7.1 km · Torbay

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
South Devon UTC
7.6 km · Devon

2026

24.5Attainment 8
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
7.9 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Newton Abbot College
8.0 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 44.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 113551 · 880/4601
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic/Church of England
Capacity: 1,115 pupils · 1,001 on roll
Free school meals: 41.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Trumlands Road, Torquay, TQ1 4RN
Local authority: Torbay

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources