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Great Torrington School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Calvesford Road, Torrington EX38 7DJ · gts.devon.sch.uk · 01805 623531
On the mapSearch near EX38 7DJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39
- average Attainment 8 score. Devon 45.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 863
- 96% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.3%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Gts Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Devon Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 144 families put the school first and 148 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 148 | 144 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 170 | 174 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 182 | 172 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 202 | 186 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 160 | 146 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39, and 35.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Devon it was 45.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39 | 46 | ||
| ▼35.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.52 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.1 | −6 |
| Further education | 73.9 | +8.1 |
| Other education | 0.7 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.9 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 3.5 | −4.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 July 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Great Torrington School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Jul 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 67
- 8% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (22%) with SEND