Torquay Girls' Grammar SchoolTorquay Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Torquay.
Summary of the comparison
Torquay Girls' Grammar School and Torquay Academy are secondary schools in Torquay.
Torquay Girls' Grammar School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Torquay Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Torquay Girls' Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Torquay Girls' Grammar School was judged Outstanding and Torquay Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 68.6 for Torquay Girls' Grammar School and 47.6 for Torquay Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Torquay Girls' Grammar School (72.0 in 2021-22, 68.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Torquay Academy (48.2 in 2021-22, 47.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TorquayTorquay Girls' Grammar School | TorquayTorquay Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B80/100Stronger figure | C59/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 8 in Torbay Stronger figure | 4th of 8 in Torbay | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,021 | 1,453 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,400 | |
| Location | Torquay, TQ2 7DY | Torquay, TQ2 7NU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 68.6 Stronger figure | 47.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 89.7% Stronger figure | 48.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 97.4% Stronger figure | 73.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 86.5% Stronger figure | 8.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.69 Stronger figure | 3.97 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 156 | 238 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 112 | 65 | |
| A-level average points | 40.9 Stronger figure | 32.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 40.9 Stronger figure | 32.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 19.6% Stronger figure | 14.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,021 | 1,453 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 5.5% | 31.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.1% | 7.1% | |
| SEN support | 6.5% | 6.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.1% | 3.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.2% Stronger figure | 10.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.5% Stronger figure | 26.3% | 15.8% |
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
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Torquay Girls' Grammar School
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