Torquay Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 27 2020 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
- 1481 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 6.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.6%
- Persistent absence
- 25.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.6%
White British 87.2%
Other White 6.1%
Mixed 3.8%
Indian 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.37
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.4
Local authority average 47.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 4.07
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 32 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 16 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Torquay Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 248
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 370
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 85
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 236
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 264 140 124 |
| Year 8 | 261 129 132 |
| Year 9 | 255 114 141 |
| Year 10 | 245 136 109 |
| Year 11 | 229 126 103 |
| Year 12 | 119 65 54 |
| Year 13 | 108 59 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 86.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 47.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 37.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 41.0% 54.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 10.0% 21.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 8.0% 21.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.7% 1.7% |