Torquay Boys' Grammar School

State-Funded School

torquay-boys-grammar-school-torbay-south-west

South WestRegion

TorbayLocal Authority

TorbayConstituency

TQ2 7ELPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Torquay Boys' Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Torbay, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,087 pupils. Torquay Boys' Grammar School is part of Torquay Boys' Grammar School.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 7 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 70.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 93.4%
EBacc average point score: 6.55

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

10%

Pupils

1,087

Total Pupils

99%Boys

1%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

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: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,087
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Torquay Boys' Grammar School

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
27 Jun 2007	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.