Academy converter · Torbay

Ilsham Church of England Academy

4–11Ages
176Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
137304URN

Ilsham Road, Torquay, TQ1 2JQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.7 above Torbay median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Torbay

58 applications for 25 places · 3rd of 26 in Torbay

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

88%met the expected standard

Torbay 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

13 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
17 June 2014
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Torbay median (1.6) close to England median (2.2)

58 applications · 25 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Torbay median median 1.6
2025 2.4; Torbay median median 1.7
2024 2.1; Torbay median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Torbay median median 1.7
2022 2.7; Torbay median median 1.9
2021 2.6; Torbay median median 1.9
2020 2.7; Torbay median median 2.1
2019 2.9; Torbay median median 2.1
2018 3.0; Torbay median median 2.2
2017 3.3; Torbay median median 2.3
2016 3.7; Torbay median median 2.2
2015 3.3; Torbay median median 1.9
2014 4.1; Torbay median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Torbay median in 13 of 13 years.

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Torbay median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	25	58	2.3	33	1.32
Sep 2025	25	61	2.4	35	1.40
Sep 2024	24	51	2.1	30	1.25
Sep 2023	23	47	2.0	24	1.04
Sep 2022	23	62	2.7	30	1.30
Sep 2021	25	66	2.6	32	1.28
Sep 2020	21	57	2.7	19	0.90
Sep 2019	25	73	2.9	36	1.44
Sep 2018	24	73	3.0	32	1.33
Sep 2017	25	82	3.3	32	1.28
Sep 2016	24	89	3.7	44	1.83
Sep 2015	24	80	3.3	37	1.54
Sep 2014	25	103	4.1	33	1.32

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 88% · Maths 92% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard88%2nd of 30 in Torbay

Torbay 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Torbay 77% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Torbay 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Torbay 73% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Torbay 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Torbay 76% England 77%

Higher standard54%

Torbay 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

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Torbay median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	88%	23%	107	109
2023/24	73%	27%	108	108
2022/23	85%	19%	109	109

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Ilsham Church of England AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Warberry CofE Academy
0.8 km · Torbay

Good2023

2.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Torbay

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Ellacombe Church of England Academy
1.6 km · Torbay

Good2024

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Homelands Primary School
2.1 km · Torbay

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Upton St James CofE Primary School
2.1 km · Torbay

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Academy
2.2 km · Torbay

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay
2.2 km · Torbay

Good2022

2.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School
2.4 km · Torbay

Good2024

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137304 · 880/3119
Trust: Learning Academy Partnership (SOUTH West)
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 175 pupils · 176 on roll
Free school meals: 13.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 17 August 2011
Replaced: Ilsham Church of England Primary School (URN 113401)
Address: Ilsham Road, Torquay, TQ1 2JQ
Local authority: Torbay

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources