Great Torrington School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Torrington, EX38 7DJ
- Distance
- 9.1km away
Bideford College
Abbotsham Road, Bideford, EX39 3AR
Local ranking33rd of 40 secondary schools in Devon
Ofsted: Expected
Secondary
Phase
2232
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 45.7 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 50.4% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 69.3% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 50.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.3 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 228
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Continued in education
- 71.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 7.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Higher education
- 38.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 15.0%
- Employment
- 38.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
63
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 23.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 138
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1447
- Boys
- 713 (49%)
- Girls
- 734 (51%)
- Capacity
- 2232 (65% full)
- SEND
- 21.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 29.6%
- EAL
- 2.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.7%
- SEN Support
- 16.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 79.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,283/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 93.1%
- White Other: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%
- Black African: 0.3%
93.1%
White British
2.6%
White Other
1.0%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Abbotsham Road
Bideford, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 142540
- UKPRN
- 10055163
- Establishment No.
- 4019
- Trust
- ATHENA LEARNING TRUST
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