Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay
St Catherine's Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4NZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- PLYMOUTH CAST
- Interim Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Maskell
- Diocese
- Diocese of Plymouth
- Sponsor
- Plymouth CAST
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 178
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- URN
- 140743
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01803328480
About this school
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Torquay. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 107 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 10 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 60% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 100% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 70% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 90% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | - | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay 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 | — | 57% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 88 |
| 2024/25 | 96 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay compares
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay ranked 27th of 30 primary schools in Torbay for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 8% | 34.4% | 107 | — |
| St Margaret's Academy | 54% | 5.4% | 27.4% | 382 | 0.1 miles |
| St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 53% | 4.6% | 31.9% | 241 | 0.2 miles |
| Homelands Primary School | 57% | 7.7% | 36.1% | 208 | 0.2 miles |
| Upton St James CofE Primary School | 36% | 6.9% | 52% | 94 | 0.7 miles |
| Ellacombe Church of England Academy | 71% | 6.1% | 44.9% | 337 | 0.7 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)
- 34.38%
- English as an additional language
- 8.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.99%
- Persistent absence
- 26.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Margaret's Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Torquay
-
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Torquay
-
Homelands Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Torquay
-
Upton St James CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Torquay
-
Ellacombe Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Torquay
Other schools in Torquay
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay ranks 15th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Torquay.
- 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
- Sherwell Valley Primary School Primary
- Shiphay Learning Academy Primary
- St Margaret's Academy Primary
- St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay teach?
- Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Torquay.
- Who is the interim headteacher of Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay?
- The interim headteacher of Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay is Mrs Hannah Maskell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay, 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 Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay?
- Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay has 107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay full?
- Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay has capacity for 178 pupils and 107 on roll (60%), 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 Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay a faith school?
- Yes. Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Plymouth.
- Does Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay?
- Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay is part of PLYMOUTH CAST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2023/24 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay rank locally?
- Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay ranked 27th of 30 primary schools in Torbay for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay's absence rate?
- Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay'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 1 July 2026.