Torre Church of England Academy is a primary 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 20/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Barton Road, TORQUAY, TQ1 4DN
Website: https://www.torrecofeacademy.org/
Telephone: 01803324007
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Torbay
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Suzanne Julyan
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140092

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 341
Number of Pupils: 344
Number of Boys: 170
Number of Girls: 174

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.9
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.2
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

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 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School
Queensway , Chelston TQ2 6DB
2out of 4 598 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Upton St James CofE Primary School
St James Road , Upton TQ1 4AZ
3out of 4 860 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cockington Primary School
Cockington Primary School, Old Mill Road , TQ2 6AP
3out of 4 1,152 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sherwell Valley Primary School
Hawkins Avenue , TQ2 6ES
3out of 4 1,239 yd Community school Yes 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 4 464 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Torquay Girls Grammar School
30 Shiphay Lane , TQ2 7DY
4out of 4 680 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Shiphay Manor Drive , TQ2 7EL
4out of 4 951 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Trumlands Road , TQ1 4RN
3out of 4 1,376 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Spires College
Westlands Lane , TQ1 3PE
3out of 4 1,646 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
EF Academy Torbay
EF House, Castle Road , TQ1 3BG
- not rated 1,512 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Burton Academy
South Parks Road , TQ2 8JE
- not rated 1,520 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Eat That Frog C.I.C
91 Union Street , TQ1 3DG
- not rated 1,532 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abbey School
Hampton Court , Fore Street TQ1 4PR
- not rated 1,890 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Combe Pafford School
Steps Lane , Watcombe TQ2 8NL
3out of 4 2,587 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.