This schoolOther secondary schools in TorbaySelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 January 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 14 June 2016Graded 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 entry571 applications · 250 places offered · 342 named it first
- 2026 2.3; Torbay median median 1.8
- 2025 2.6; Torbay median median 1.9
- 2024 2.4; Torbay median median 1.9
- 2023 2.3; Torbay median median 1.9
- 2022 2.4; Torbay median median 1.9
- 2021 2.5; Torbay median median 2.1
- 2020 2.2; Torbay median median 1.7
- 2019 2.4; Torbay median median 1.8
- 2018 2.1; Torbay median median 1.7
- 2017 2.1; Torbay median median 1.9
- 2016 2.0; Torbay median median 1.8
- 2015 2.0; Torbay median median 1.7
- 2014 1.6; 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 | 250 | 571 | 2.3 | 342 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2025 | 243 | 623 | 2.6 | 371 | 1.53 |
| Sep 2024 | 248 | 593 | 2.4 | 370 | 1.49 |
| Sep 2023 | 244 | 571 | 2.3 | 333 | 1.36 |
| Sep 2022 | 255 | 608 | 2.4 | 345 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2021 | 253 | 628 | 2.5 | 285 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2020 | 259 | 566 | 2.2 | 358 | 1.38 |
| Sep 2019 | 263 | 624 | 2.4 | 382 | 1.45 |
| Sep 2018 | 262 | 555 | 2.1 | 342 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2017 | 235 | 494 | 2.1 | 290 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2016 | 249 | 503 | 2.0 | 305 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2015 | 241 | 481 | 2.0 | 272 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2014 | 242 | 380 | 1.6 | 225 | 0.93 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 241 | 48.7 | 54% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 238 | 47.6 | 49% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 229 | 44.6 | 47% | 70% | +0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 238 | 48.4 | 53% | 74% | +0.37 |
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
- Torquay AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.3applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · TorbayOutstanding20231.8applications per place 68.4Attainment 8 Selective
- 0.9 km · TorbayGraded · no overall grade20251.1applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · Torbay20261.8applications per place 70.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.4 km · TorbayRemains Good20222.9applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 6.4 km · TorbayGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
- 7.5 km · Devon202624.5Attainment 8
- 7.9 km · DevonGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · DevonGood20231.7applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138370 · 880/4000
- Trust
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,400 pupils · 1,472 on roll
- Free school meals
- 35.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2012
- Replaced
- Torquay Community College (URN 113524)
- Address
- Cricketfield Road, Torquay, TQ2 7NU
- Local authority
- Torbay
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources