Torquay Academy is a secondary school located in Torquay. 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 15/06/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.6%, which is 2.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cricketfield Road, Torquay, TQ2 7NU
Website: http://www.tqacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01803329351
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Torbay
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Steve Margetts
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138370

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1400
Number of Pupils: 1471
Number of Boys: 779
Number of Girls: 692

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 17% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.29 Confidence interval 0.11 to 0.46
Of the 220 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 210 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:5%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.75
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Torre Church of England Academy
Barton Road , TQ1 4DN 		3out of 4 464 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Upton St James CofE Primary School
St James Road , Upton TQ1 4AZ 		3out of 4 919 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School
Queensway , Chelston TQ2 6DB 		2out of 4 986 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Homelands Primary School
Westhill Road , TQ1 4NT 		3out of 4 1,089 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Academy
Barewell Road , TQ1 4PA 		3out of 4 1,165 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Torquay Academy
Cricketfield Road , TQ2 7NU 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Torquay Girls Grammar School
30 Shiphay Lane , TQ2 7DY 		4out of 4 940 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Trumlands Road , TQ1 4RN 		3out of 4 960 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Shiphay Manor Drive , TQ2 7EL 		4out of 4 1,234 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Spires College
Westlands Lane , TQ1 3PE 		3out of 4 1,543 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Burton Academy
South Parks Road , TQ2 8JE 		- not rated 1,108 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Abbey School
Hampton Court , Fore Street TQ1 4PR 		- not rated 1,588 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
EF Academy Torbay
EF House, Castle Road , TQ1 3BG 		- not rated 1,714 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Eat That Frog C.I.C
91 Union Street , TQ1 3DG 		- not rated 1,744 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Combe Pafford School
Steps Lane , Watcombe TQ2 8NL 		3out of 4 2,128 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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