Great Torrington School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Torrington, South West EX38 7DJ · Devon
#293 of 402 secondary schools in South West
#2720 of 4,090 nationally
About Great Torrington School
Great Torrington School is a academy secondary located in Torrington, in the Devon local authority of South West, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 863 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 34.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 293rd of 402 ranked secondary schools in South West. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (53th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (24th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 863; capacity filled 95.9%; grade 4+ english & maths 59%; ebacc average points 3.52.
There are 3 schools in Torrington; Great Torrington School ranks 2nd of 3 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)39.0
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)35.3%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)26.3%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Great Torrington School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 863
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 26.3%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 95.9%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 39.0
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 35.3%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 59%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.52
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Great Torrington School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
Torrington · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
476 students · 417 m away
Monkleigh Primary School
Bideford · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
137 students · 4.7 km away
Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit
Torrington · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
65 students · 6.4 km away
Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School
Winkleigh · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
118 students · 7.0 km away
East-the-Water Community Primary School
Bideford · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
439 students · 7.7 km away
The Clinton Church of England Primary School
Merton · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
· 8.0 km away
Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School
Barnstaple · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
103 students · 8.1 km away
Buckland Brewer Primary School
Bideford · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
49 students · 8.2 km away
West Croft School
Bideford · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
417 students · 8.4 km away
Bideford College
Bideford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,455 students · 9.1 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in South West with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Court Fields School
Wellington · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
861 students
Isca Academy
Exeter · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
860 students
E-ACT Montpelier High School
Bristol · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
859 students
Oasis Academy John Williams
Bristol · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
858 students
Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
870 students
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
870 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Great Torrington School a good school?
Great Torrington School has a Success Index (England) of 34.5 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #293 of 402 in South West. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Great Torrington School rank in South West?
Great Torrington School ranks #293 of 402 secondary schools in South West and #2720 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Great Torrington School?
Great Torrington School had 863 students in 2025.
Is Great Torrington School a primary school or a secondary school?
Great Torrington School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Great Torrington School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Great Torrington School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.