Torquay Academy, Torquay

In 2026, pupils at Torquay Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.6 in Torbay and 47 across England.

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

That is up from 47.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.03: pupils made about 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 38.7, against 53.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Statistics and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 342 families put Torquay Academy as their first choice and 571 named it as one of their preferences, for 250 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 109 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Torquay Academy are Torquay Girls' Grammar School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 68.4); St Cuthbert Mayne School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 42); Torquay Boys' Grammar School (0.7 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 70); and The Spires College (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.1).

Torquay Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Torquay Academy is one of 2 schools run by Torquay Boys' Grammar School, an academy trust.

136 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Torquay Academy (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 64% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (64%).

Of the 229 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

Of the 111 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 41% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 31% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

7.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 121 pupils (8.2%) received SEN support and 72 (4.9%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Torre Rail Station, about 810 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Torquay Academy (sw-bound), 190 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 422 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Torbay (245), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Torquay Academy issued 347 suspensions, 23.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Torquay Academy are Torre Church of England Academy (0.3 miles), Upton St James CofE Primary School (0.5 miles), Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles) and Homelands Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.