Tor View School
Kilworthy Road, Tavistock, PL19 0JN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Cutler
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 36
- Pupils on roll
- 30
- URN
- 145549
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01822618515
About this school
Tor View School is an independent special school in Tavistock. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 30 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Tor View School under its current framework. 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
Tor View School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2018, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Tor View 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 27 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 30
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mount Kelly1.2 miles
Independent schools · Tavistock
-
Castlebridge School1.8 miles
Free Schools · Tavistock
-
The Lowen School4.5 miles
Special schools
-
Copper Fields School5.2 miles
Special schools · Gunnislake
-
Heather Bridge School6.0 miles
Special schools · Yelverton
Other schools in Tavistock
- Castlebridge School Free Schools
- Gulworthy Primary Academy Primary
- Lamerton CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School Primary
- Milton Abbot Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primary
- St Rumon's Church of England Infants School Primary
- Tavistock Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Whitchurch Community Primary School Primary
- Tavistock College Secondary
- Mount Kelly Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Tor View School teach?
- Tor View School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Tavistock.
- Who is the headteacher of Tor View School?
- The headteacher of Tor View School is Mrs Nicola Cutler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tor View School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Tor View School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Tor View School?
- Tor View School has 30 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Tor View School full?
- Tor View School has capacity for 36 pupils and 30 on roll (83%), 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 Tor View School a faith school?
- No. Tor View School has no designated religious character.
- What are Tor View School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tor View 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 24 July 2026.