Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School, Torquay
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Torquay, part of Plymouth Cast. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 17 schools in Torquay with published results, and 11,625th of 14,452 across England. It was 81% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Torbay (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School in detail
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "At Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School, we actively promote British values through our school vision, ethos, agreed rules, curriculum and teaching. As such, we promote tolerance of, and respect for, people of all faiths (or those with no faith), cultures and lifestyles."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Torbay and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 86% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 11 families put Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 20 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School are Torre Church of England Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 91% reading, 86% maths); Sherwell Valley Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 84% reading, 85% maths); Cockington Primary School (0.6 miles, 71% reading, 68% maths); and Shiphay Learning Academy (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 84% reading, 76% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School.
Torre Church of England AcademySherwell Valley Primary SchoolCockington Primary SchoolShiphay Learning Academy
The trust
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School is one of 34 schools run by Plymouth Cast, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
In 2026, 34 pupils (23.4%) received SEN support and 13 (9%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Torre Rail Station, about 430 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Raleigh Avenue (opposite), 270 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School issued 11 suspensions, 6.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School are Torquay Girls' Grammar School (0.2 miles), Torquay Boys' Grammar School (0.2 miles), Torquay Academy (0.6 miles) and St Cuthbert Mayne School (1.1 miles).
Torquay Girls' Grammar SchoolTorquay Boys' Grammar SchoolTorquay AcademySt Cuthbert Mayne School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2022 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
28.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 86% to 68% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 64% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 76% to 50% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
20.7
Avg class size
20.0
Infant (KS1)
21.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School.
- Achieve4All - Sherwell Valley620m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School is in Torbay; for families living there:
Apply to Torbay for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 29
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 9 serious and 18 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
10 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Torbay is 18 (the median across 47 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
170 pupils
210 places
40 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Torquay
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Torquay
Across Torbay council
Places available
1,357
Applications
1,000
Got 1st preference
94.2%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Torbay council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
32.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
145
Total Pupils
68
Boys
77
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
13.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,207
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,242
Per pupil
£1212k
Total funding
£77k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
15.2%
Persistent absence
158
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 68% reached the expected standard in reading and 64% did so in maths.
What is Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2018 it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Torbay allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 81% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School?
Classes at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School average 20.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School has around 145 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 15.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Torbay's coordinated admissions process, naming Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School: Achieve4All - Sherwell Valley (620m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 9 serious and 18 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 10 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Torbay is 18 (the median across 47 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School is at Queensway, Chelston, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 6DB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)