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
- 32.2%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 28 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 30 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 27 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 35 |
| English Language | GCSE | 228 |
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 | 82.0% 87.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 35.0% 45.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 41.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 59.0% 60.8% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 29.8% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 4.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.0% 2.2% |