Torquay Girls' Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Torbay
30 Shiphay Lane, Torquay, TQ2 7DY
98
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 01/11/2023
Application demand
75%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.8%
10.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,058
Capacity used
Has space88%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
75%
1st preference success rate
182 of 242 families who put it first got an offer
188
Places offered
350
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 242 | 182 | ● 75% |
| 2nd preference | 99 | 6 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 350 | 188 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Torbay lets families list 3 preferences. 207 applications came from outside the council area (127 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah Forster
- Address
- 30 Shiphay Lane, Torquay, TQ2 7DY
- Phone
- 01803613215
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Ward / constituency
- Shiphay · Torbay
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136506
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 6% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TORQUAY GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL
1,058 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
01 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 793 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 68.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.37 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 90% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 97% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.66 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.52 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 68.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 89.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 97.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 86.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.69 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 156 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.86 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 112 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 156 | 56% | 94% | 98% | |
| English Language | 156 | 54% | 92% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 154 | 57% | 93% | 97% | |
| Biology | 91 | 52% | 91% | 97% | |
| Physics | 91 | 48% | 85% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 91 | 53% | 92% | 98% | |
| Geography | 89 | 64% | 92% | 98% | |
| German | 76 | 51% | 87% | 97% | |
| French | 74 | 53% | 95% | 97% | |
| History | 73 | 64% | 93% | 96% | |
| Combined Science | 63 | 60% | 94% | 98% | |
| Religious Studies | 58 | 79% | 97% | 98% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 46 | 15% | 39% | 78% | |
| Biology | 45 | 22% | 36% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 41 | 15% | 27% | 54% | |
| Geography | 29 | 17% | 55% | 69% | |
| Mathematics | 26 | 23% | 46% | 69% | |
| History | 22 | 0% | 36% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 22 | 9% | 18% | 64% | |
| Government and Politics | 15 | 20% | 53% | 87% | |
| Economics | 14 | 7% | 64% | 93% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 11 | 27% | 64% | 91% | |
| Physics | 10 | 0% | 20% | 60% | |
| Business Studies | 10 | 10% | 10% | 70% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10495: Torquay Girls Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 7 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 62% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Torbay council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.