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Torquay Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Cricketfield Road, Torquay TQ2 7NU · tqacademy.co.uk · 01803 329351

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
47.6
average Attainment 8 score. Torbay 47.4, England 46
Demand for places
1.4
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,472
72 over 1,400 places · 105%
Local authority
Torbay
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
35.6%
First language not English
7.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Torquay Boys' Grammar School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 342 families put the school first and 250 places were offered; 68% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 345 (Places 255)345September 2023: 333 (Places 244)333September 2024: 370 (Places 248)370September 2025: 371 (Places 243)371September 2026: 342 (Places 250)342Places 250
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262503421.4▲68%
September 2025Sept 20252433711.5▲63%
September 2024Sept 20242483701.5▲64%
September 2023Sept 20232443331.4▲68%
September 2022Sept 20222553451.4▲68%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.6, and 48.7% 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 C+ (32.2 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: 49.3 (England 46.3)49.32017/18: 45.8 (England 46.5)45.82018/19: 48.0 (England 46.7)48.02021/22: 48.2 (England 48.8)48.22022/23: 48.4 (England 46.3)48.42023/24: 44.6 (England 45.9)44.62024/25: 47.6 (England 46.0)47.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●47.646.0
▲48.7%45.4%
▲73.1%64.8%
▼8.0%40.5%
●3.974.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form38.9−7.1
Further education44.5+8.9
Other education0.9+0.5
Apprenticeship4.4−1.5
Employment4.8+1.9
Not in a lasting destination5.2−1.9
Activity not captured1.3−0.8

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: 18.9 (England 30.5)D2016/17: 22.7 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 24.8 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 26.9 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 32.3 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 29.5 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 26.2 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 32.2 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
65 studentsC+ (32.2)Below average -0.18
65 studentsC+ (32.2)Below average -0.18
39 studentsDist (33.4)Average +0.05
19 studentsDist- (32.9)Well below average -0.62
14.6%AAB or better
82.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2473C- (26.2)-0.33
2022/2349C (29.5)—
2021/2263C+ (32.3)—
2018/1948C- (26.9)+0.16
2017/1841D+ (24.8)-0.26
2016/1738D+ (22.7)-0.41
2015/1635D (18.9)-0.46

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University41.4−4
Further education4.5−3.7
Apprenticeship7.2+2
Employment30.6+5.9
Not in a lasting destination10.8+0.5
Activity not captured5.4−0.8

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 8 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Torquay Academy was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
7 Jan 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (136 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
89%
Replies
136
9% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲90% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲90% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲99% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲86% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲80% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲53% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 43% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼64% agreeEngland 67%

based on 31 parents (23%) with SEND

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