This schoolOther primary schools in Torbay
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 6 December 2012Graded inspection: Good · as Sacred Heart Catholic School, URN 113470
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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 entry34 applications · 22 places offered · 19 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.6; Torbay median median 1.6
- 2025 1.8; Torbay median median 1.7
- 2024 2.1; Torbay median median 1.8
- 2023 1.9; Torbay median median 1.7
- 2022 2.3; Torbay median median 1.9
- 2021 1.9; Torbay median median 1.9
- 2020 2.0; Torbay median median 2.1
- 2019 2.1; Torbay median median 2.1
- 2018 2.4; Torbay median median 2.2
- 2017 3.2; Torbay median median 2.3
- 2016 3.2; Torbay median median 2.2
- 2015 2.5; Torbay median median 1.9
- 2014 2.2; Torbay median median 1.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Torbay median
Dashed bars: as Sacred Heart Catholic School (URN 113470), the previous school.
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 | 22 | 34 | 1.6 | 19 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 | 22 | 40 | 1.8 | 20 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2024 | 16 | 34 | 2.1 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 17 | 33 | 1.9 | 16 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 17 | 39 | 2.3 | 16 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 57 | 1.9 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 29 | 58 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2019 | 26 | 55 | 2.1 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 71 | 2.4 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 97 | 3.2 | 46 | 1.53 |
| Sep 2016 | 29 | 92 | 3.2 | 38 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2015 | 29 | 71 | 2.5 | 26 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2014 * | 29 | 64 | 2.2 | 31 | 1.07 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 77% · Writing 65% · Maths 71% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Torbay median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 55% | 13% | 104 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 16% | 107 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 60% | 10% | 106 | 102 |
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
- Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 0.1 km · TorbayGood20241.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · TorbayRemains Good20231.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · TorbayGood20241.5applications per place
- 1.3 km · TorbayGraded · no overall grade20241.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · TorbayStandards maintained20241.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · TorbayRemains Good20232.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · TorbayImproved significantly20252.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · Torbay20261.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 140749 · 880/3613
- Trust
- Plymouth Cast
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 208 on roll
- Free school meals
- 24.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2014
- Replaced
- Sacred Heart Catholic School (URN 113470)
- Address
- Cecil Road, Paignton, TQ3 2SH
- Local authority
- Torbay
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources