Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay, TQ2 7EL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TORQUAY BOYS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Dr James Hunt
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sponsor
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,160
- Pupils on roll
- 1,087
- URN
- 136321
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01803615501
About this school
Torquay Boys' Grammar School is a boys' secondary academy in Torquay. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,087 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- 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 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 164 | 156 | 167 |
| Attainment 8 score | 66.2 | 66.9 | 70.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.23 +0.01 to +0.46 | +0.34 +0.11 to +0.57 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 89% | 89.1% | 93.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 98.1% | 98.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 66% | 62.2% | 61.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.6 |
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 Torquay Boys' Grammar 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 | 66.2 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 66.9 | 36.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 70.8 | 38.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,075 |
| 2023/24 | 1,093 |
| 2024/25 | 1,100 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Torquay Boys' Grammar School compares
Torquay Boys' Grammar School ranked 2nd of 8 secondary schools in Torbay for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70.8 | 4.2% | 5.9% | 1,087 | — |
| Torquay Girls' Grammar School | 68.6 | 5.2% | 5.5% | 1,058 | 0.2 miles |
| Torquay Academy | 47.6 | 10.1% | 31.3% | 1,472 | 0.7 miles |
| St Cuthbert Mayne School | 39.7 | 11.4% | 41.2% | 1,001 | 1.2 miles |
| The Spires College | 44.5 | 8.6% | 30.8% | 1,154 | 1.5 miles |
| Paignton Academy | 36.9 | 11.4% | 33.6% | 1,568 | 3.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report24 February 2026
- 22 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.93%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 6.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Torquay Girls' Grammar School0.2 miles
Secondary · Torquay
-
Torquay Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Torquay
-
St Cuthbert Mayne School1.2 miles
Secondary · Torquay
-
The Spires College1.5 miles
Secondary · Torquay
-
Paignton Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Paignton
Other schools in Torquay
Torquay Boys' Grammar School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Torquay.
- St Cuthbert Mayne School Secondary
- The Spires College Secondary
- Torquay Academy 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 year groups does Torquay Boys' Grammar School teach?
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Torquay.
- Who is the headteacher of Torquay Boys' Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Torquay Boys' Grammar School is Dr James Hunt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Torquay Boys' Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Torquay Boys' Grammar 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 big is Torquay Boys' Grammar School?
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School has 1,087 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Torquay Boys' Grammar School full?
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School has capacity for 1,160 pupils and 1,087 on roll (94%), 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 Torquay Boys' Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Torquay Boys' Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Torquay Boys' Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Torquay Boys' Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Torquay Boys' Grammar School?
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School is part of TORQUAY BOYS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Torquay Boys' Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 66.2 in 2022/23 and 70.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Torquay Boys' Grammar School rank locally?
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School ranked 2nd of 8 secondary schools in Torbay for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Torquay Boys' Grammar School's absence rate?
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Torquay Boys' Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Torquay Boys' Grammar 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 15 July 2026.