Academy converter · Torbay

Warberry CofE Academy

2–11Ages
368Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142287URN

Cedars Road, Torquay, TQ1 1SB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.8 above Torbay median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Torbay

52 applications for 22 places · 2nd of 26 in Torbay

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Torbay 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

52 applications · 22 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Torbay median median 1.6
2025 1.5; Torbay median median 1.7
2024 2.0; Torbay median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Torbay median median 1.7
2022 2.0; Torbay median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Torbay median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Torbay median median 2.1
2019 1.7; Torbay median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Torbay median median 2.2
2017 2.0; Torbay median median 2.3
2016 1.7; Torbay median median 2.2
2015 2.1; Torbay median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Torbay median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Torbay median

Dashed bars: as Warberry Church of England Primary School (URN 113403), 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	52	2.4	20	0.91
Sep 2025	49	75	1.5	43	0.88
Sep 2024	36	71	2.0	35	0.97
Sep 2023	46	78	1.7	46	1.00
Sep 2022	46	90	2.0	44	0.96
Sep 2021	41	77	1.9	38	0.93
Sep 2020	58	100	1.7	57	0.98
Sep 2019	53	90	1.7	46	0.87
Sep 2018	58	98	1.7	52	0.90
Sep 2017	57	111	2.0	51	0.89
Sep 2016	57	99	1.7	44	0.77
Sep 2015 *	57	118	2.1	57	1.00
Sep 2014 *	60	119	2.0	71	1.18

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 88% · Maths 92% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%4th of 30 in Torbay

Torbay 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Torbay 77% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Torbay 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Torbay 73% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Torbay 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Torbay 76% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Torbay 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Torbay median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	83%	17%	107	109
2023/24	65%	17%	104	107
2022/23	63%	12%	105	105

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

Warberry CofE AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Ellacombe Church of England Academy
0.8 km · Torbay

Good2024

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Upton St James CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Torbay

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Homelands Primary School
1.6 km · Torbay

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Academy
1.7 km · Torbay

Remains Good2023

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

Good2022

2.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Cockington Primary School
1.9 km · Torbay

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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Urgent improvement
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142287 · 880/3121
Trust: Learning Academy Partnership (SOUTH West)
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 368 on roll
Free school meals: 18.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2015
Replaced: Warberry Church of England Primary School (URN 113403)
Address: Cedars Road, Torquay, TQ1 1SB
Local authority: Torbay

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