Secondary schools in Torbay
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Torbay has 8 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,655 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 89% stayed in education (England 86%): 38% in a school sixth form, 0% at a sixth form college, 47% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
4% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 24% of students in Torbay went to university (England 37%), and 22% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Torbay against England
| Measure | Torbay | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,655 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 38% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 47% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Torbay
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (8)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brixham CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,012 | 89% | 27% | 60% | 4% | 32% | 36.7 | 22% |
| Churston Ferrers Grammar School AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,062 | 96% | 72% | 24% | 1% | 41% | 71.2 | 96% |
| Paignton AcademyAcademy converter | 1,568 | 88% | 3% | 84% | 4% | — | 36.9 | 25% |
| St Cuthbert Mayne SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,001 | 88% | 38% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 39.7 | 26% |
| The Spires CollegeFoundation school · sixth form | 1,154 | 86% | 28% | 58% | 1% | 32% | 44.5 | 51% |
| Torquay AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,472 | 78% | 45% | 33% | 6% | 36% | 47.6 | 49% |
| Torquay Boys' Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,087 | 95% | 75% | 20% | 1% | 53% | 70.8 | 93% |
| Torquay Girls' Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,058 | 97% | 79% | 17% | 1% | 54% | 68.6 | 90% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (5)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Devon Collegecollege · Further education | — | 87% | 4% | 83% | 4% | 12% | 31.0 | 22% |
| Mayfield Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 304 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Preston Bridge Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3 | 0% |
| Brunel Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 0% |
| Combe Pafford Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 239 | 93% | 0% | 7% | 0% | — | 5.6 | 3% |