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The Spires College

The Spires College
Westlands Lane
Torquay
Devon
England
TQ13PE

📞 phone: 01803 400660

👩‍🏫 principal: Ms Alex Newton

🌍 web: thespirescollege.com

1109 pupils mixed gender
1304 pupils capacity: 85% full

549 boys 50%

560 girls 50%

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Secondary — Foundation school

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a trust
URN
113526
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Foundation school
Establishment #
4117
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 291992, Northing: 65076
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 50.476, Longitude: -3.5235
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
16. November 2022
Region › Const. › Ward
South West › Torbay › St Marychurch
SEN priorities
HI - Hearing Impairment
Sen2
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Free school meals %
28.70
Trust
Westlands School Trust
Learning provider ref #
10007450

School governors

  • Charlotte Fisk, Governor
    (28. September 2017—22. July 2022)
  • Mr Alan Tyerman, Governor
    (25. September 2019—24. September 2023)
  • Mr Jim Blackwell, Governor
    (25. September 2019—23. September 2022)
  • Mr Paul Pearson, Chair of Governors
    (23. May 2019—22. May 2023)
  • Mrs Alex Newton, Governor
    (1. September 2014—None)
  • Caroline Leigh, Governor
    (23. September 2021—24. September 2025)
  • Michaela Hayfield, Governor
    (23. September 2021—24. September 2025)
  • Mrs Helen Prince, Governor
    (23. May 2019—22. May 2023)
  • Mr David Harding, Governor
    (25. November 2021—24. November 2025)
  • Miss Amanda Evans, Governor
    (23. September 2022—23. September 2026)
  • Mr Carl Wyard, Governor
    (2. February 2023—1. February 2027)
  • Ms Sam Keegan, Governor
    (23. March 2023—22. March 2027)
  • Mr Peter Jones, Governor
    (2. February 2023—1. February 2027)
  • Mrs Lucinda Ellicott, Governor
    (24. November 2022—23. November 2026)
  • Mrs Deanna Baker, Governor
    (16. December 2022—15. December 2026)
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  3. 0.3 miles Ellacombe Church of England Academy, TQ11TG (399 pupils)
  4. 0.4 miles Homelands Primary School, TQ14NT (232 pupils)
  5. 0.4 miles All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School, TQ13RN
  6. 0.4 miles All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School, TQ13RN (193 pupils)
  7. 0.5 miles St Margaret's School, TQ14PA
  8. 0.5 miles Upton St James CofE Primary School, TQ14AZ
  9. 0.5 miles Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay, TQ14NZ
  10. 0.5 miles Abbey School, TQ14PR (119 pupils)
  11. 0.5 miles St Margaret's Academy, TQ14PA (401 pupils)
  12. 0.5 miles Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay, TQ14NZ (71 pupils)
  13. 0.5 miles Upton St James CofE Primary School, TQ14AZ (92 pupils)
  14. 0.6 miles Warberry Church of England Primary School, TQ11SB
  15. 0.6 miles Middleton Hall, TQ11SA
  16. 0.6 miles EF Academy Torbay, TQ13BG (59 pupils)
  17. 0.6 miles Warberry CofE Academy, TQ11SB (465 pupils)
  18. 0.6 miles Eat That Frog C.I.C, TQ13DG
  19. 0.6 miles TLG Torbay, TQ13HY
  20. 0.7 miles St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School, TQ14QH
  21. 0.7 miles St Cuthbert Mayne School, TQ14RN (955 pupils)
  22. 0.7 miles Croft Lodge School, TQ25NP
  23. 0.7 miles St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School, TQ14QH (310 pupils)
  24. 0.9 miles Torquay Community College, TQ27NU
  25. 0.9 miles Torquay Academy, TQ27NU (1406 pupils)

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