Great Torrington School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Devon
Calvesford Road, Torrington, EX38 7DJ
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
87.5%
33.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
863
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
166 of 174 families who put it first got an offer
170
Places offered
225
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 174 | 166 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 46 | 4 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 225 | 170 | 76% |
1st preference success by year
Devon lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew Bloodworth
- Address
- Calvesford Road, Torrington, EX38 7DJ
- Phone
- 01805623531
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward / constituency
- Great Torrington · Torridge and Tavistock
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137228
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GTS ACADEMY TRUST
863 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
06 July 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 927 pupils
Attendance
87.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
9.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
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 | 44.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.95 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.52 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 173 | — |
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.
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 | 172 | 11% | 42% | 65% | |
| English Language | 171 | 9% | 47% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 160 | 9% | 49% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 145 | 1% | 30% | 50% | |
| History | 90 | 11% | 42% | 59% | |
| Geography | 61 | 15% | 41% | 57% | |
| Computer Science | 41 | 12% | 32% | 51% | |
| Design & Technology | 41 | 0% | 7% | 7% | |
| Spanish | 32 | 16% | 50% | 63% | |
| Art and Design | 30 | 20% | 43% | 67% | |
| French | 22 | 9% | 59% | 73% | |
| Biology | 21 | 52% | 100% | 100% |
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 Devon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-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.