Schools in Torquay
Devon · Torbay · 28 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Torbay (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Torbay (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Torquay (28)
- Torquay Girls' Grammar School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · TQ2 7DY
Ofsted: Outstanding (2023)Attainment 8: 68.4 (2026)Grammar (11-plus)73% of first choices got in - All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TQ1 3RN
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 65% expected (2025) - Ellacombe Church of England Academy
Primary · Ages 2-11 · TQ1 1TG
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 87% expected (2025) - Homelands Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TQ1 4NT
Ofsted: Good (2021)New report cardKS2: 70% expected (2025) - Ilsham Church of England Academy
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TQ1 2JQ
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 90% expected (2025)76% of first choices got in - Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TQ2 6DB
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 66% expected (2025) - Phoenix Bay School
Special · Ages 5-16 · Independent · TQ12 6NQ
Ofsted: Good (2024)Attainment 8: 5 (2025) - Preston Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TQ2 6UY
Ofsted: Good (2017)KS2: 82% expected (2025)63% of first choices got in - Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TQ1 4NZ
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 70% expected (2025) - Sherwell Valley Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · TQ2 6ES
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 85% expected (2025)99% of first choices got in - St Margaret's Academy
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TQ1 4PA
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 67% expected (2025)97% of first choices got in - St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TQ1 4QH
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 75% expected (2025) - The Spires College
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · TQ1 3PE
Ofsted: Good (2017)Attainment 8: 45.1 (2026)67% of first choices got in - Torquay Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · TQ2 7NU
Ofsted: Good (2016)Attainment 8: 48.7 (2026)68% of first choices got in - Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · TQ2 7EL
Ofsted: Good (2021)New report cardAttainment 8: 70 (2026)Grammar (11-plus)74% of first choices got in - Torre Church of England Academy
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TQ1 4DN
Ofsted: Good (2013)New report cardKS2: 89% expected (2025) - Upton St James CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TQ1 4AZ
Ofsted: Good (2012)KS2: 57% expected (2025)75% of first choices got in - Shiphay Learning Academy
Primary · Ages 2-11 · TQ2 7NF
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2022)KS2: 80% expected (2025)88% of first choices got in - St Cuthbert Mayne School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · TQ1 4RN
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)Attainment 8: 42 (2026) - Abbey School
Prep · Ages 2-11 · Independent · TQ1 4PR
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By type:Primary schools in Torquay (17)Secondary schools in Torquay (6)Special schools in Torquay (4)Prep schools in Torquay (1)
28
17 primary · 6 secondary
11,632
90% capacity used
9
1 outstanding · 8 good
12,927
1,295 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Torquay
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
46.4
GCSE Eng+Maths
53.7%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
32 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +8 primary and +6 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
88% occupied · 710 spare places
Secondary Schools
93% occupied · 425 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Torquay
How many schools are there in Torquay?
Torquay has 28 open schools: 17 state primary, 6 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 4 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Torquay are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Torquay was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Torquay Girls' Grammar School. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 26 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which secondary schools in Torquay get the best GCSE results?
Of the 6 schools in Torquay with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Torquay Boys' Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 70 and 95% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Torquay Girls' Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 68.4 and 95% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Torquay Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.7 and 54% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.
Torquay Boys' Grammar SchoolTorquay Girls' Grammar SchoolTorquay Academy
Source: DfE school performance data
Which primary schools in Torquay have the best SATs results?
Of the 17 primary schools in Torquay with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Ilsham Church of England Academy (88% in reading, 92% in maths); Warberry CofE Academy (88% in reading, 92% in maths); and Torre Church of England Academy (91% in reading, 86% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Ilsham Church of England AcademyWarberry CofE AcademyTorre Church of England Academy
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Torquay?
Yes. Torquay Boys' Grammar School and Torquay Girls' Grammar School are state grammar schools in Torquay. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.
Torquay Boys' Grammar SchoolTorquay Girls' Grammar School
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Torquay have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Torquay have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Torquay?
Apply to your council - Torbay or Devon, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.