Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
B71
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Brixham, TQ5 0LN
- Distance
- 4.3km away
Paignton Academy
Waterleat Road, Paignton, TQ3 3WA
Local ranking7th of 8 secondary schools in Torbay
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1590
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 3 December 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 3 December 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Requires improvement
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 30.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 49.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 286
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1582
- Boys
- 844 (54%)
- Girls
- 724 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1590 (99% full)
- SEND
- 20.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 33.6%
- EAL
- 6.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.4%
- SEN Support
- 16.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 86.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,921/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
- 11.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- 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: 90.1%
- White Other: 2.9%
- Asian Other: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
- Other: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.5%
90.1%
White British
2.9%
White Other
1.4%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Waterleat Road
Paignton, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 138863
- UKPRN
- 10039037
- Establishment No.
- 4001
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
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