Torquay Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Unique reference
- 138370
- Address
- Cricketfield Road, TQ2 7NU
- Website
- http://www.tqacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1453 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.8%
- Persistent absence
- 23.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.3%
White British 86.3%
Other White 6.2%
Mixed 4%
Indian 0.9%
African 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 26%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.5
Local authority average 47.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 39 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 31 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 237 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 240 |
Admissions
Torquay Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 243
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 371
- 2nd preference
- 162
- 3rd preference
- 90
- From another Local Authority
- 24
Offers
- 1st preference
- 235
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 261 127 134 |
| Year 8 | 257 135 122 |
| Year 9 | 254 129 125 |
| Year 10 | 246 112 134 |
| Year 11 | 238 132 106 |
| Year 12 | 94 47 47 |
| Year 13 | 103 55 48 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 88.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 48.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 39.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 65.0% 52.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 21.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 4.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.6% 2.4% |