Combe Pafford School
Academy special converter
Torquay · TQ2 8NL · Torbay
Ages 8–19
Status: Open
0.1 miles away
OpenURN 113641
Mayfield School
Community special school · Torquay · TQ2 8NH
Age range
Ages 2–19
Pupils
304
Local authority
Torbay
Age range
Ages 2–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 2–19, in Torquay, Torbay, 304 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 56.1%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 113641
Location
- Address
- Moor Lane, Watcombe
- Postcode
- TQ2 8NH
- Town
- Torquay
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- Torbay
- District
- Torbay
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 304
- Boys / girls
- 216 / 88
- School capacity
- 200
- Capacity fill
- 304 / 200 (152%)
- Free school meals
- 56.1%
- FSM pupils
- 148
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Heron
- Telephone
- 01803328375