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Torquay Boys' Grammar School

Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay TQ2 7EL · tbgs.co.uk · 01803 615501

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
70.8
average Attainment 8 score. Torbay 47.4, England 46
Demand for places
1.3
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,087
94% of 1,160 places
Local authority
Torbay
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Free school meals
6%
First language not English
5.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Torquay Boys' Grammar School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 215 families put the school first and 166 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 231 (Places 168)231September 2023: 230 (Places 165)230September 2024: 200 (Places 156)200September 2025: 224 (Places 166)224September 2026: 215 (Places 166)215Places 166
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261662151.3▲74%
September 2025Sept 20251662241.3▲73%
September 2024Sept 20241562001.3▲78%
September 2023Sept 20231652301.4▲71%
September 2022Sept 20221682311.4▲72%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 70.8, and 93.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Torbay it was 47.4, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 70.5 (England 46.3)70.52017/18: 72.5 (England 46.5)72.52018/19: 69.8 (England 46.7)69.82021/22: 70.8 (England 48.8)70.82022/23: 66.2 (England 46.3)66.22023/24: 66.9 (England 45.9)66.92024/25: 70.8 (England 46.0)70.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲70.846.0
▲93.4%45.4%
▲98.8%64.8%
▲61.7%40.5%
▲6.554.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form78.2+10.9
Further education18.6−6.6
Apprenticeship1.30
Employment0.60
Not in a lasting destination0.6−1.9
Activity not captured0.60

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 36.2 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 39.1 (England 31.1)B2017/18: 38.4 (England 32.1)B2018/19: 37.4 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 40.7 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 37.8 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 37.7 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 35.6 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
93 studentsB- (35.6)Average 0.00
139 studentsB (38.8)Average -0.03
28.3%AAB or better
96.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2471B- (37.7)+0.11
2022/23106B- (37.8)—
2021/2295B (40.7)—
2018/1983B- (37.4)-0.13
2017/18104B (38.4)+0.08
2016/17100B (39.1)+0.13
2015/16122B- (36.2)-0.10

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University59.4−2.3
Further education2.3+1.6
Apprenticeship2.3−0.4
Employment25+2.2
Not in a lasting destination7−4.4
Activity not captured3.9+3.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Torquay Boys' Grammar School on 24 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
24 Feb 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (227 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
93%
Positive
89%
Replies
227
21% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲86% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲85% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲86% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲70% agreeEngland 43%

based on 23 parents (10%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲88% agreeEngland 63%

based on 41 parents (18%) with SEND

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