Torquay Academy
About the school
Torquay Academy is an open secondary school in Torbay.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 January 2025
- Published
- 28 January 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47.6
- Torbay
- 47.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Torbay
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 48.70%
- Torbay
- 49.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 73.10%
- Torbay
- 65.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 8.00%
- Torbay
- 26.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.97
- Torbay
- 4.13
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.24
AAB or better
- School
- 14.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1453
Girls
49.28%
Boys
50.72%
SEN support
6.26%
Education, health and care plan
3.44%
English as an additional language
7.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
31.29%
Overall absence
10.05
Persistent absence
26.28
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
238
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
78%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
6%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
81
Sustained education or employment
75%
Higher education
36%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
32%