Schools in Torquay

About schools in Torquay

Most of the 28 schools listed in Torquay are primary schools. Its five secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another five schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

60%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 19 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

51.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 7 schools with published results

Primary schools17

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Cockington Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• Ellacombe Church of England Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Homelands Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Ilsham Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  88%

  expected standard
• Lift Barton Hill

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Preston Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Sherwell Valley Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Shiphay Learning Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• St Margaret's Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Torre Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  84%

  expected standard
• Upton St James CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  36%

  expected standard
• Warberry CofE Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Watcombe Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  37%

  expected standard

Secondary schools5

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• St Cuthbert Mayne School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 18

  39.7

  Attainment 8
• The Spires College

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 18

  44.5

  Attainment 8
• Torquay Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  47.6

  Attainment 8
• Torquay Boys' Grammar School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  70.8

  Attainment 8
• Torquay Girls' Grammar School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  68.6

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision5

• Combe Pafford School

  Academy special converter · Ages 8 to 19

• Eat That Frog C.I.C

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 25

• Mayfield School

  Community special school · Ages 2 to 19

• Phoenix Bay School

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 16

• The Lodestar Academy

  Academy alternative provision sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

Independent schools1

• Abbey School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

Common questions about schools in Torquay

How many schools are in Torquay?

OfferDay lists 28 schools in Torquay, including 17 primary schools and five secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Torquay?

Every school in Torquay is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Torquay?

OfferDay ranks schools in Torquay where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.