Combe Pafford School

State-Funded School

combe-pafford-school-torbay-south-west

South WestRegion

TorbayLocal Authority

TorbayConstituency

TQ2 8NLPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Combe Pafford School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 8–19, located in Torbay, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 239 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 5.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 2.6%
EBacc average point score: 0.22

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

239

Total Pupils

63%Boys

37%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 8 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 239
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 17 April 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Feb 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.