Great Torrington School is a secondary school located in Torrington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 31/05/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Calvesford Road, Torrington, EX38 7DJ
Website: http://www.gts.devon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01805623531
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Bloodworth
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137228

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 31/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 804
Number of Boys: 433
Number of Girls: 371

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.22 Confidence interval -0.42 to -0.01
Of the 145 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 144 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:41%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:30%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.63
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
Borough Road , EX38 7NU 		3out of 4 455 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Great Torrington School
Calvesford Road , EX38 7DJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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