Bideford College
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D50
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bideford, EX39 3AR
- Distance
- 9.1km away
Great Torrington School
Calvesford Road, Torrington, EX38 7DJ
Local ranking25th of 41 secondary schools in Devon
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 6 July 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 41.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 167
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 71.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 13.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 887
- Boys
- 427 (49%)
- Girls
- 436 (51%)
- Capacity
- 900 (96% full)
- SEND
- 14.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 25.1%
- EAL
- 2.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.2%
- SEN Support
- 8.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 56.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,834/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
- 12.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 33.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 93.7%
- White Other: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Asian Indian: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
- Asian Chinese: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.2%
93.7%
White British
1.8%
White Other
1.3%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Calvesford Road
Torrington, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 137228
- UKPRN
- 10034538
- Establishment No.
- 4055
- Trust
- GTS ACADEMY TRUST
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