Torquay Girls' Grammar School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Torquay · TQ2 7DY · Torbay
Ages 11–18
- Att868.9
- P80.4
- EM5+90%
- Absence6.9%
0.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 138370
Torquay Academy
Academy sponsor led · Torquay · TQ2 7NU
Ages 11–18 · 1,472 pupils · Torbay
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Attainment 8
44.6
Overall absence
10.5%
Admissions demand
1.49 · Competitive
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-01-28
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.03
−20+2
Attainment 844.6
English & maths grade 5+47%
English & maths grade 4+70%
EBacc entry3%
EBacc APS: 3.7
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.6%
Unauthorised4.0%
- Authorised absence
- 6.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,269
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.49 · Competitive
1st preferences
370
Places offered
248
1st-preference offers
236
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 593
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 248
- Applications from outside LA
- 20
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 7
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill105%
1,472 pupils · 1,400 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,472
- Boys / girls
- 729 / 743
- School capacity
- 1,400
- Capacity fill
- 1,472 / 1,400 (105%)
- Free school meals
- 35.6%
- FSM pupils
- 452
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: TORQUAY BOYS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Academy trust
- TORQUAY BOYS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Sponsor
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School Multi-Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Margetts
Location
- Address
- Cricketfield Road
- Postcode
- TQ2 7NU
- Town
- Torquay
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- Torbay
- District
- Torbay
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Torquay, Torbay, 1,472 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 35.6%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Torquay · TQ1 4RN · Torbay
Ages 11–18
- Att837.3
- P8-0.8
- EM5+21%
- Absence15.8%
0.5 miles away
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Torquay · TQ2 7EL · Torbay
Ages 11–18
- Att866.9
- P80.3
- EM5+89%
- Absence6.0%
0.7 miles away
The Spires College
Ofsted: School remains GoodFoundation school · Secondary
Torquay · TQ1 3PE · Torbay
Ages 11–18
- Att843.6
- P8-0.1
- EM5+40%
- Absence9.4%
0.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Margetts
- Telephone
- 01803329351