Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Torquay · TQ2 7EL · Torbay
Ages 11–18
- Att866.9
- P80.3
- EM5+89%
- Absence6.0%
0.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 136506
Torquay Girls' Grammar School
Academy converter · Torquay · TQ2 7DY
Ages 11–18 · 1,058 pupils · Torbay
Ofsted
Outstanding
Attainment 8
68.9
Overall absence
6.9%
Admissions demand
1.33 · Competitive
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Outstanding
Inspection date
2023-11-01
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.37
−20+2
Attainment 868.9
English & maths grade 5+90%
English & maths grade 4+97%
EBacc entry87%
EBacc APS: 6.7
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.3%
Unauthorised0.4%
- Authorised absence
- 6.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 796
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
1.33 · Competitive
1st preferences
200
Places offered
150
1st-preference offers
150
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 290
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 150
- Applications from outside LA
- 167
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 92
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- 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 fill88%
1,058 pupils · 1,200 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,058
- Boys / girls
- 3 / 1,055
- School capacity
- 1,200
- Capacity fill
- 1,058 / 1,200 (88%)
- Free school meals
- 6%
- FSM pupils
- 49
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Gender
- Girls
- School type
- Academy converter
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
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: TORQUAY GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Academy trust
- TORQUAY GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Forster
Location
- Address
- 30 Shiphay Lane
- Postcode
- TQ2 7DY
- 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.
Girls academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Torquay, Torbay, 1,058 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, selective admissions. Free school meals: 6%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Torquay Academy
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Torquay · TQ2 7NU · Torbay
Ages 11–18
- Att844.6
- P80.0
- EM5+47%
- Absence10.5%
0.5 miles away
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%
1.1 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%
1.3 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Forster
- Telephone
- 01803613215