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Best secondary schools in Torbay

8 of 8 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Torbay schools · primary schools

Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Progress 8 Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Torquay Girls' Grammar School Torquay grammar 0.37 Outstanding oversubscribed 1.29 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Torquay Boys' Grammar School Torquay grammar 0.34 Good oversubscribed 1.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy Brixham grammar 0.17 Good oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 Torquay Academy Torquay 0.03 Good improving oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 The Spires College Torquay -0.15 Good about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Paignton Academy Paignton -0.63 Not judged about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Brixham College Brixham -0.74 Requires improvement about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 St Cuthbert Mayne School Torquay -0.75 Not judged declining undersubscribed 0.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

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