Great Torrington School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 5 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 137228
- Address
- Calvesford Road, EX38 7DJ
- Website
- http://www.gts.devon.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 887 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.7%
- Persistent absence
- 31.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.2%
White British 92.9%
Mixed 2.6%
Other White 1.8%
Indian 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.9
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.52
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 41 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 41 |
| English Language | GCSE | 171 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 160 |
| French | GCSE | 22 |
| Geography | GCSE | 61 |
| German | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Great Torrington School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 182 96 86 |
| Year 8 | 201 102 99 |
| Year 9 | 162 74 88 |
| Year 10 | 168 83 85 |
| Year 11 | 174 106 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 71.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 66.0% 55.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 23.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 1.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 13.0% 6.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.3% 3.0% |