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Torquay Boys' Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,087of 1,160 places
- Free school meals
- 6.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 167
- Ofsted
- Report card, 24 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
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Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Torquay Boys' Grammar School (URN 113556, until 1 November 2010).
What the data says
Of the 164 pupils who finished Year 11 at Torquay Boys' Grammar School in 2023, 75% stayed on in Torquay Boys' Grammar School’s own sixth form (Torbay average 38%), 20% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 119 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 53% went to university (Torbay 24%, England 37%), and 57% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 70.8 against 46.1 across England and 47.4 in Torbay, with 93% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Torquay Boys' Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
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 Torbay and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Torquay Boys' Grammar School | Torbay | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 164 | 1,655 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 95% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 75% | 38% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 20% | 47% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Torquay Boys' Grammar School | Torbay | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 119 | 1,715 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 83% | 75% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 53% | 24% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 57% | 22% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 10% | 7% |
| Employment | 23% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 18% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Torquay Boys' Grammar School | Torbay | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 70.8 | 47.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 93% | 50% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 62% | 26% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.55 | 4.13 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 7% | 24% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 65.8 | 30.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 71.1 | 52.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 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 | 167 | 100% | 88% | 68% | 22% | 99% |
| English Language | 167 | 100% | 89% | 52% | 20% | 99% |
| English Literature | 165 | 99% | 86% | 52% | 21% | 96% |
| Religious Studies | 165 | 99% | 31% | 50% | 32% | 96% |
| Physics | 113 | 68% | 23% | 84% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 113 | 68% | 23% | 73% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 113 | 68% | 23% | 75% | 47% | 100% |
| Spanish | 66 | 40% | 19% | 52% | 27% | 98% |
| History | 63 | 38% | 41% | 62% | 26% | 98% |
| Chinese | 60 | 36% | 1% | 35% | 75% | 87% |
| Geography | 55 | 33% | 41% | 76% | 25% | 100% |
| Combined Science | 54 | 32% | 65% | 37% | 9% | 98% |
| Physical Education | 45 | 27% | 11% | 73% | 24% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 43 | 26% | 11% | 67% | 23% | 100% |
| German | 37 | 22% | 5% | 59% | 33% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 36 | 22% | 9% | 36% | 28% | 100% |
| Media Studies | 33 | 20% | 4% | 45% | 20% | 97% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 16% | 13% | 77% | 30% | 96% |
| Music | 22 | 13% | 5% | 73% | 33% | 100% |
| French | 11 | 7% | 18% | 64% | 29% | 82% |
| Astronomy | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 29% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Torquay Boys' Grammar School | Torbay | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 273 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 93 | 617 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.57 | 34.60 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 28% | 19% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 50 | 54% | 31% |
| Physics | 34 | 37% | 12% |
| Biology | 29 | 31% | 20% |
| Geography | 28 | 30% | 10% |
| Chemistry | 26 | 28% | 17% |
| Economics | 20 | 22% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 18 | 19% | 13% |
| Physical Education | 15 | 16% | 3% |
| Further Mathematics | 14 | 15% | 5% |
| D and T Engineering | 11 | 12% | 0% |
| Computer Science | 11 | 12% | 5% |
| Fine Art | 7 | 8% | 3% |
| English Literature | 7 | 8% | 11% |
| History | 6 | 6% | 13% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Media Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Philosophy | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baccalaureate | International Baccalaureate | 44 | 47% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 33 | 35% | — |
| Ancient History | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 10 | 11% | — |
| Ancient History | GCE AS level (All) | 10 | 11% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 7 | 8% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 7 | 8% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Other Languages | IBO Standard level component | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
Where Torquay Boys' Grammar School is
Other secondary schools in Torbay are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Torbay’s allocation statistics.
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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.