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Torquay Academy

Torquay Academy
Cricketfield Road
Torquay
Devon
England
TQ27NU

📞 phone: 01803 329351

👨‍🏫 principal: Mr Steve Margetts

🌍 web: www.tqacademy.co.uk

1406 pupils mixed gender
1400 pupils capacity: 100% full

727 boys 52%

679 girls 48%

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Secondary — Academy sponsor led

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
138370
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Establishment #
4000
Open date
1. September 2012
Reason open
New Provision
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 290674, Northing: 65594
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 50.480, Longitude: -3.5422
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
27. February 2020
Region › Const. › Ward
South West › Torbay › Tormohun
Free school meals %
26.30
Trust
TORQUAY BOYS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Learning provider ref #
10037856

School governors

  • Mr Stephen Robert Margetts, Local Governor
    (1. January 2014—None)
  • Mr Ian Westwood, Local Governor
    (18. April 2019—17. April 2023)
  • Mrs Kirsty Porter, Local Governor
    (14. December 2019—25. October 2022)
  • Mrs Kathrine Mortimore, Local Governor
    (13. February 2020—23. September 2022)
  • Mrs Cheryl Leigh Baxter, Local Governor
    (28. March 2021—27. March 2025)
  • Mr David Graham, Local Governor
    (12. May 2021—11. May 2025)
  • Ms Joanne Cornish, Local Governor
    (24. May 2021—23. May 2025)
  • Mr Vincent Flower, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (4. January 2022—3. January 2026)
  • Mr George Grute, Local Governor
    (4. January 2022—3. January 2026)
  • Mr Stephen John Dobbs, Local Governor
    (4. January 2022—3. January 2026)
  • Mr Robin Victor Causley, Local Governor
    (7. January 2022—6. January 2026)
  • Mrs Leonora Melina Critchlow, Local Governor
    (4. February 2022—3. February 2026)
  • Mrs Carly Holloway, Local Governor
    (4. January 2022—3. January 2026)
  • Mr Stephen Corline, Local Governor
    (17. February 2022—16. February 2026)
  • Mr Ian Westwood, Local Governor
    (18. April 2023—17. April 2027)
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Schools nearby

  1. Torquay Community College, TQ27NU
  2. Torquay Academy, TQ27NU (1406 pupils)
  3. 0.3 miles Torre Church of England Primary School, TQ14DN
  4. 0.3 miles Torre Church of England Academy, TQ14DN (339 pupils)
  5. 0.5 miles Upton St James CofE Primary School, TQ14AZ
  6. 0.5 miles Torquay Girls Grammar School, TQ27DY
  7. 0.5 miles St Cuthbert Mayne School, TQ14RN (955 pupils)
  8. 0.5 miles Winnicott Centre, TQ27AJ
  9. 0.5 miles Torquay Girls Grammar School, TQ27DY (990 pupils)
  10. 0.5 miles Upton St James CofE Primary School, TQ14AZ (92 pupils)
  11. 0.6 miles Barton Junior School, TQ28JA
  12. 0.6 miles Barton Infant and Nursery School and Speech Unit, TQ28JA
  13. 0.6 miles Homelands Primary School, TQ14NT (232 pupils)
  14. 0.6 miles Queensway Catholic Primary School, TQ26DB
  15. 0.6 miles Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School, TQ26DB (144 pupils)
  16. 0.6 miles The Burton Academy, TQ28JE (37 pupils)
  17. 0.6 miles Phoenix Bay School, TQ126NQ (4 pupils)
  18. 0.7 miles St Margaret's School, TQ14PA
  19. 0.7 miles Torquay Boys' Grammar School, TQ27EL
  20. 0.7 miles Wychbury House School, TQ25BE
  21. 0.7 miles Barton Primary School, TQ28JA
  22. 0.7 miles Torquay Boys' Grammar School, TQ27EL (1087 pupils)
  23. 0.7 miles St Margaret's Academy, TQ14PA (401 pupils)
  24. 0.7 miles Barton Hill Academy, TQ28JA (664 pupils)
  25. 0.7 miles Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay, TQ14NZ (71 pupils)

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