Torquay Girls Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 2 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Unique reference
- 136506
- Address
- 30 Shiphay Lane, TQ2 7DY
- Website
- www.tggsacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1007 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.6%
White British 80.8%
Mixed 4.9%
Other White 4.1%
Other Asian 2.8%
Chinese 2.3%
Unclassified 1.8%
Indian 1.3%
Other 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
African 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.5
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 90%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 94%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 70.2
Local authority average 47.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.84
Local authority average 4.07
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 75 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 74 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 147 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 146 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| French | GCSE | 77 |
| Geography | GCSE | 98 |
Admissions
Torquay Girls Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 200
- 2nd preference
- 75
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 167
Offers
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 92
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 161 0 161 |
| Year 8 | 159 0 159 |
| Year 9 | 156 0 156 |
| Year 10 | 155 0 155 |
| Year 11 | 155 0 155 |
| Year 12 | 118 0 118 |
| Year 13 | 101 0 101 |
| Year 14 | 2 0 2 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 86.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 19.0% 47.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 74.0% 37.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 87.0% 54.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 54.0% 21.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 51.0% 21.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 1.7% |