St Cuthbert Mayne School
Trumlands Road, Torquay, TQ1 4RN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic/Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr James Down
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,115
- Pupils on roll
- 1,001
- URN
- 113551
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01803328725
About this school
St Cuthbert Mayne School is a voluntary aided secondary school in Torquay. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,001 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Cuthbert Mayne School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 144 | 174 | 149 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.8 | 37.3 | 39.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.80 -1.04 to -0.56 | -0.75 -0.97 to -0.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 21.3% | 26.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 42.5% | 51% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 6% | 10.3% | 15.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Cuthbert Mayne School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Torbay average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.8 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.3 | 36.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.7 | 38.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,030 |
| 2023/24 | 1,021 |
| 2024/25 | 992 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Cuthbert Mayne School compares
St Cuthbert Mayne School ranked 6th of 8 secondary schools in Torbay for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.7 | 11.4% | 41.2% | 1,001 | — |
| Torquay Academy | 47.6 | 10.1% | 31.3% | 1,472 | 0.5 miles |
| The Spires College | 44.5 | 8.6% | 30.8% | 1,154 | 0.7 miles |
| Torquay Girls' Grammar School | 68.6 | 5.2% | 5.5% | 1,058 | 1.1 miles |
| Torquay Boys' Grammar School | 70.8 | 4.2% | 5.9% | 1,087 | 1.2 miles |
| Paignton Academy | 36.9 | 11.4% | 33.6% | 1,568 | 4.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.16%
- English as an additional language
- 15.4%
- Overall absence
- 11.44%
- Persistent absence
- 31.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Torquay Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Torquay
-
The Spires College0.7 miles
Secondary · Torquay
-
Torquay Girls' Grammar School1.1 miles
Secondary · Torquay
-
Torquay Boys' Grammar School1.2 miles
Secondary · Torquay
-
Paignton Academy4.4 miles
Secondary · Paignton
Other schools in Torquay
St Cuthbert Mayne School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Torquay.
- The Spires College Secondary
- Torquay Academy Secondary
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School Secondary
- Torquay Girls' Grammar School Secondary
- All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School Primary
- Cockington Primary School Primary
- Ellacombe Church of England Academy Primary
- Homelands Primary School Primary
- Ilsham Church of England Academy Primary
- Lift Barton Hill Primary
- Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School Primary
- Preston Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Cuthbert Mayne School teach?
- St Cuthbert Mayne School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Torquay.
- Who is the headteacher of St Cuthbert Mayne School?
- The headteacher of St Cuthbert Mayne School is Mr James Down, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Cuthbert Mayne School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Cuthbert Mayne School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Cuthbert Mayne School?
- St Cuthbert Mayne School has 1,001 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Cuthbert Mayne School full?
- St Cuthbert Mayne School has capacity for 1,115 pupils and 1,001 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Cuthbert Mayne School a faith school?
- Yes. St Cuthbert Mayne School is designated Roman Catholic/Church of England, in the Diocese of Exeter.
- Is St Cuthbert Mayne School a selective school?
- No. St Cuthbert Mayne School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Cuthbert Mayne School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.8 in 2022/23 and 39.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Cuthbert Mayne School compare with other schools in Torbay?
- St Cuthbert Mayne School ranked 6th of 8 secondary schools in Torbay for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Cuthbert Mayne School's absence rate?
- St Cuthbert Mayne School's overall absence rate is 11.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Cuthbert Mayne School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Cuthbert Mayne School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.