The Greater Horseshoe SchoolPhoenix Bay School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Torquay.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Greater Horseshoe School and Phoenix Bay School.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 2.9 for The Greater Horseshoe School and 5.0 for Phoenix Bay School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Greater Horseshoe School (1.6 in 2021-22, 2.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Greater Horseshoe School versus Phoenix Bay School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure The Greater Horseshoe SchoolTorquayPhoenix Bay SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionOfsted: Good
School typeOther independent special school Other independent special school
Age range8-18 5-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll55 17
Capacity61 50
LocationTQ12 6RH Torquay, TQ12 6NQ
GCSE results
Attainment 82.9 5.0 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths6.7% Stronger figure0.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths6.7% Stronger figure0.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc0.0% 0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score0.27 Stronger figure0.26 4.09
Cohort15 7
Pupils
Pupils in the census55 17
Free school meals (ever 6)0.0% 0.0%
SEN support0.0% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 100.0%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

Pupils on roll

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