St Cuthbert Mayne School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D45
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Torquay, TQ1 4RN
- Distance
- 1.1km away
The Spires College
Westlands Lane, Torquay, TQ1 3PE
Local ranking5th of 8 secondary schools in Torbay
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1304
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 16 November 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 45.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 66.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 199
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 73.0%
- Higher education
- 32.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 30.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
28.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
31.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
40
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 106
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1131
- Boys
- 583 (51%)
- Girls
- 571 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1304 (88% full)
- SEND
- 25.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 30.8%
- EAL
- 6.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.5%
- SEN Support
- 20.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 77.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,866/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 85.9%
- White Other: 6.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Asian Indian: 1.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.0%
- Asian Other: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
85.9%
White British
6.0%
White Other
1.2%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Westlands Lane
Torquay, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 113526
- UKPRN
- 10007450
- Establishment No.
- 4117
- Trust
- Westlands School Trust
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