Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay, TQ2 7EL
1,087 pupils · 94% of 1,160 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- TORQUAY BOYS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 70.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 93.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 98.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 61.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.3 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 166 | 215 | 304 | 166 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 166 | 224 | 351 | 166 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 156 | 200 | 305 | 156 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 165 | 230 | 319 | 165 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 168 | 231 | 324 | 168 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 158 | 219 | 347 | 158 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 165 | 184 | 285 | 165 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 167 | 194 | 296 | 167 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Torquay Girls' Grammar School 0.3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Torquay Academy 1.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Cuthbert Mayne School 2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Spires College 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Paignton Academy 5.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- South Devon UTC 7.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.