Schools in Torbay[1]

Local authority district E06000027 · 46 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 91 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 22 (24%)[4]
second 20%: 30 (33%)[4]
middle 20%: 23 (25%)[4]
fourth 20%: 11 (12%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 5 (5%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	16%[4]	40%[4]	25%[4]	12%[4]	7%[4]
Employment	34%[4]	33%[4]	22%[4]	10%[4]	1%[4]
Education and skills	29%[4]	35%[4]	22%[4]	10%[4]	4%[4]
Health and disability	36%[4]	41%[4]	19%[4]	4%[4]	0%[4]
Crime	16%[4]	18%[4]	27%[4]	18%[4]	21%[4]
Housing and services	8%[4]	40%[4]	21%[4]	27%[4]	4%[4]
Living environment	21%[4]	23%[4]	20%[4]	16%[4]	20%[4]
Children in low-income families	21%[4]	31%[4]	32%[4]	12%[4]	4%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 64.1% of 63,022 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 25.3% of 117,018 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 8.4% of 117,048 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Grammar schools (3)

School	Ages	Headline results
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy	11–18[2]	A8 67 2025/26[8] AL B+ 2024/25[9]
Torquay Boys' Grammar School	11–18[2]	A8 70 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Torquay Girls' Grammar School	11–18[2]	A8 68 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]

Secondary schools (5)

School	Ages	Headline results
Brixham College	11–18[2]	A8 38 2025/26[8] AL D+ 2024/25[9]
Paignton Academy	11–16[2]	A8 38 2025/26[8]
St Cuthbert Mayne School	11–18[2]	A8 42 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
The Spires College	11–18[2]	A8 45 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Torquay Academy	11–18[2]	A8 49 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]

Primary schools (31)

School	Ages	Headline results
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Brixham Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Cockington Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 46% 2024/25[10]
Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Curledge Street Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Eden Park Primary & Nursery School	2–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Ellacombe Church of England Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Furzeham Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Galmpton Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 91% 2024/25[10]
Hayes School	2–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Homelands Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Ilsham Church of England Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 88% 2024/25[10]
Kings Ash Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Lift Barton Hill	3–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Oldway Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Preston Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay	4–11[2]	KS2 44% 2024/25[10]
Roselands Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Sacred Heart Catholic School	3–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
Sherwell Valley Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Shiphay Learning Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 29% 2024/25[10]
St Margaret's Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
St Michael's Church of England Academy	2–11[2]
Torre Church of England Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 84% 2024/25[10]
Upton St James CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 36% 2024/25[10]
Warberry CofE Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Watcombe Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 37% 2024/25[10]
White Rock Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 51% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Abbey School	2–11[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (6)

School	Ages	Headline results
Brunel School	11–16[2]
Cambian Devon School	10–16[2]
Combe Pafford School	8–19[2]
Mayfield School	2–19[2]
Preston Bridge School	6–19[2]
The Lodestar Academy	11–16[2]

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Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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