Great Torrington School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Torrington, Devon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Great Torrington School is a secondary school in Torrington, Devon for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 July 2022. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Great Torrington School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 drew 144 first-choice applications for 148 offers and every applicant was offered a place; places had run out in 1 of the 2 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 35% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Devon.
- The 2024/25 Attainment 8 score was 39 (England 46).
- There are 15.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.7 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Devon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Devon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Calvesford Road, Torrington, EX38 7DJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 863 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are very positive about the wider opportunities they have at Great Torrington School.”
- “Many pupils attend extra-curricular clubs and activities.”
- “They are proud of the sports programme that is highly inclusive.”
To improve
- “A few pupils use derogatory language towards others.”
- “However, some teachers do not ensure that pupils use their advice about how to improve their knowledge well enough.”
- “Consequently, pupils do not always know what they need to do to improve.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 144 first-preference applications, 148 offers in total, 144 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Bideford College 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Park Community School 8.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Atlantic Academy 9.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Pilton Community College 9.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Braunton Academy 10.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chulmleigh Community College 11.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- South Molton Community College 13.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holsworthy Community College 13.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published