Secondary school

Great Torrington School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • EX38 7DJ
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,717 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 83%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 47%47%2016/17: top 33%33% · 2016/172017/18: top 80%2018/19: top 72%2021/22: top 41%2022/23: top 45%2023/24: top 56%2024/25: top 83%No exams

Against South West

Attainment 839 · South West 45.52/10 Well below South West−51.8 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths35.3% · South West 44.2%3/10 Below−33.8 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.52 · South West 3.983/10 Below−35.4 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.10 · South West −0.025/10 Middle+11.2 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 50.5 · 170 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 49.2 · 112 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 40.1 · 139 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 42.2 · 145 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 50.2 · 149 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 46.9 · 154 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 44.6 · 142 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 39 · 173 pupils · South West 45.4550.539No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 48% · 112 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 28% · 139 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 30% · 145 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 49% · 149 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 53% · 154 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 45.8% · 142 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 35.3% · 173 pupils · South West 44.2%53%28%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
144 of 144 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st144144
2nd391
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026863
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.1%
First language not English2.6%
SEN support8.2%
EHC plan6.2%
Absence (sessions missed)12.5%
Persistently absent pupils33.1%

Girls 48%Boys 52%

95.9% full · 900 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.2
Pupils per adult10.1
  • Classroom teachers 49.6
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 18.4
  • Other support 26.8

Teachers 56.6 FTE · Whole workforce 101.9 · 126 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,879
Spend per pupil£7,834
Staff spend per pupil£5,981
Reserve per pupil£983
  • +£872,000revenue reserve
  • +£40,000in-year balance

Grants £7,638 · self-generated £310 · premises £418 per pupil

Single-academy trust: GTS ACADEMY TRUST

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

142 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.1%
  • Education76.8%
  • Apprenticeship9.9%
  • Employment3.5%
  • Not sustained7.7%
  • Unknown2.1%