Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy, Brixham

In its own words: "In our school’s supportive culture, values and relationships matter as much as academic excellence. For our school to work as a positive, supportive community, it is everyone's duty to follow our key rules. These are a reminder to each of us that our attitudes and actions have real impacts, both for ourselves and for those around us."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include rugby, drama, orchestra, coding, STEM, debating, Duke of Edinburgh and cadets.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026, an open day on Friday 13 November 2026 and an open evening on Thursday 24 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 67.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.6 in Torbay and 47 across England.

93% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Torbay and 47% in England.

That is down from 71.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.17: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 59.4, against 68.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Chemistry, Physics and Biology.

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 228 families put Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy as their first choice and 438 named it as one of their preferences, for 159 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 81 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Torbay's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Torbay has 3 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy are Brixham College (2.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.5); Paignton Academy (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.5); and Dartmouth Academy (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.7).

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 150 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 97% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 19% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 156 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 33% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 39% into work. 29% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

9.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 50 pupils (4.7%) received SEN support and 7 (0.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy had 76 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Churston (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway), about 120 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Churston Ferrers Grammar School (entrance), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 14 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Torbay (245).

In 2024/25, Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy issued 11 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy are Galmpton Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles), White Rock Primary School (1.2 miles), St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School (1.7 miles) and Eden Park Primary & Nursery School (1.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.