St Cuthbert Mayne School, Torquay

In its own words: "All children are welcome in our school, regardless of whether they have a faith background or not. We have a strong Christian ethos, which is built on our unique joint Roman Catholic and Church of England foundation."

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026, an open day on Thursday 24 June 2027 and an open day on Thursday 8 July 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at St Cuthbert Mayne School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.6 in Torbay and 47 across England.

33% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Torbay and 47% in England.

That is up from 39.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.75: pupils made well below 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 36.2, against 46.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 75 families put St Cuthbert Mayne School as their first choice and 214 named it as one of their preferences, for 189 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Cuthbert Mayne School are Torquay Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.7); The Spires College (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.1); Torquay Girls' Grammar School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 68.4); and Torquay Boys' Grammar School (1.2 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 70).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than St Cuthbert Mayne School.

103 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Cuthbert Mayne School (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 66% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (87%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (66%).

Of the 174 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 55% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 50 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 24% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 38% into work. 15% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

39.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 171 pupils (17.1%) received SEN support and 22 (2.2%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Torre Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cuthbert Mayne School (sw-bound), 110 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Cuthbert Mayne School issued 731 suspensions, 73.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Cuthbert Mayne School are St Margaret's Academy (0.3 miles); Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay (0.3 miles); Homelands Primary School (0.3 miles); and St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.