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Free schools · 242 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.1
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Great Torrington School
- Pupils on roll
- 863of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 26.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 173
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 6 July 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Great Torrington Community School and Sports College (URN 113510, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Great Torrington School has no sixth form. Of the 154 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 2% moved to a sixth form college, 66% to a further education college and 13% started an apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 13% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.0 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Devon, with 35% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Devon and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Great Torrington School | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 154 | 7,192 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 71% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 23% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 66% | 56% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 13% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Great Torrington School | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 39.0 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 28% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.52 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 23% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.5 | 32.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 41.5 | 49.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 6% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 172 | 99% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 65% |
| English Language | 171 | 99% | 89% | 9% | 20% | 68% |
| English Literature | 160 | 92% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 69% |
| Combined Science | 145 | 84% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 50% |
| History | 90 | 52% | 41% | 11% | 26% | 59% |
| Geography | 61 | 35% | 41% | 15% | 25% | 57% |
| Design and Technology | 41 | 24% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 7% |
| Computer Science | 41 | 24% | 13% | 12% | 30% | 51% |
| Spanish | 32 | 18% | 19% | 16% | 27% | 63% |
| Fine Art | 30 | 17% | 9% | 20% | 28% | 67% |
| French | 22 | 13% | 18% | 9% | 29% | 73% |
| Physics | 21 | 12% | 23% | 33% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 21 | 12% | 23% | 52% | 45% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 21 | 12% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 29% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 12% | 23% | 29% | 47% | 100% |
| Statistics | 20 | 12% | 5% | 30% | 20% | 85% |
| Music | 17 | 10% | 5% | 12% | 33% | 41% |
| Drama | 15 | 9% | 7% | 13% | 27% | 53% |
| Religious Studies | 11 | 6% | 31% | 18% | 32% | 36% |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 57 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 25 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Devon
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Chulmleigh Community College
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Clyst Vale Community College
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78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.5
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.