Torquay Academy

Secondary · Torbay · TQ2 7NU · URN 138370

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-01-08Cohort 1472Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 238

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 13 schools in Torbay

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
47.6
Torbay 38.2England 46.1
9.4 above the area average of 38.2
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
48.7%
Torbay 39.7%England 45.9%
9 percentage points above the area average of 39.7
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
73.1%
Torbay 52.2%
20.9 percentage points above the area average of 52.2
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
3.97
Torbay 3.33England 4.07
0.6 above the area average of 3.3
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
5.9%
Torbay 16%England 17.6%
10.1 percentage points below the area average of 16
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
8%
Torbay 21.5%
13.4 percentage points below the area average of 21.5
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
29%
Torbay 32.7%
3.7 percentage points below the area average of 32.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
238
Torbay 126
111.5 above the area average of 126.5
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Torbay	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	47.6 Torbay 38.2England 46.1	9.4 above the area average of 38.2	1.5 above the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	48.7% Torbay 39.7%England 45.9%	9 percentage points above the area average of 39.7	2.8 percentage points above the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	73.1% Torbay 52.2%	20.9 percentage points above the area average of 52.2	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	3.97 Torbay 3.33England 4.07	0.6 above the area average of 3.3	In line with the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	5.9% Torbay 16%England 17.6%	10.1 percentage points below the area average of 16	11.7 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	8% Torbay 21.5%	13.4 percentage points below the area average of 21.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	29% Torbay 32.7%	3.7 percentage points below the area average of 32.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	238 Torbay 126	111.5 above the area average of 126.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Torbay · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 22.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 7.3% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 35.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 8.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.4pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 16.9pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 89.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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