Torquay Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Torquay Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Torbay, South West.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,472 pupils. Torquay Academy is part of Torquay Boys' Grammar School.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2025
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Sixth formprovision
Good
Academic Performance
Above average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 47.6
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 48.7%
- EBacc average point score
- 3.97
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
50%Boys
50%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 18
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 1,472
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
- MAT name
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection on 8 January 2025. 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sept 2016 | 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.
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Nearby Secondary Schools
Other secondary schools within about 6 miles of Torbay.
Torquay Girls Grammar School
Torbay · 0.5 mi
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Torbay · 0.5 mi
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torbay · 0.7 mi
The Spires College
Torbay · 0.9 mi
Paignton Academy
Torbay · 3.9 mi
South Devon UTC
Devon · 4.6 mi
Newton Abbot College
Devon · 4.9 mi
Coombeshead Academy
Devon · 5.1 mi