Great Torrington School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Calvesford Road
Torrington
Devon
EX38 7DJ
Phone 01805623531
Reference Number 137228

General Makeup

Number of pupils 887
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.97%
Girls: 48.03%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 96 86 182
8 102 99 201
9 74 88 162
10 83 85 168
11 106 68 174

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.9%
White, Other 1.8%
White & Asian 1.2%
Indian 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Mixed, Other 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
African 0.1%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 35.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 46.2% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 46 4
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Name Distance
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
Borough Road, Torrington, Devon, EX38 7NU
0.26 miles
Monkleigh Primary School
Monkleigh, Bideford, Devon, EX39 5JY
2.9 miles
Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit
Fore Street, Langtree, Torrington, Devon, EX38 8NF
3.96 miles
Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School
Beaford, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8LJ
4.34 miles
East-the-Water Community Primary School
Mines Road, Bideford, Devon, EX39 4BZ
4.79 miles
The Clinton Church of England Primary School
4.96 miles
The Clinton Church of England Primary School
Merton, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 3EQ
5 miles
Name Distance
Marland School
Peters Marland, Torrington, Devon, EX38 8QQ
4 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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