Phoenix Bay School
The Pavillion, 3 Seale Hayne, Torquay, TQ12 6NQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Principal Ross Banks
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 29
- URN
- 148761
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01803220750
About this school
Phoenix Bay School is an independent special school in Torquay. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 29 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Phoenix Bay 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
Phoenix Bay School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2021, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 5.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.3 |
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 Phoenix Bay 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 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | 17 |
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
- 29
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stover School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Newton Abbot
-
Fieldstone School1.8 miles
Special schools · Devon
-
The Greater Horseshoe School2.2 miles
Special schools
-
Glendinning Academy3.2 miles
Free Schools · Newton Abbot
-
Sands School4.7 miles
Independent schools · Newton Abbot
Other schools in Torquay
- Combe Pafford School Academies
- Eat That Frog C.I.C Other types
- Mayfield School Special schools
- The Lodestar Academy Academies
- 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 Phoenix Bay School teach?
- Phoenix Bay School teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Torquay.
- Who is the headteacher of Phoenix Bay School?
- The headteacher of Phoenix Bay School is Principal Ross Banks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Phoenix Bay School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Phoenix Bay 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 Phoenix Bay School?
- Phoenix Bay School has 29 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Phoenix Bay School full?
- Phoenix Bay School has capacity for 50 pupils and 29 on roll (58%), 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 Phoenix Bay School a faith school?
- No. Phoenix Bay School has no designated religious character.
- What are Phoenix Bay School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Phoenix Bay 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.