Grammar schools in the Torbay 11+ area
Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team
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The Torbay Selective SchoolsTorbay: Consortium nameChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: REGISTRATION FORM FOR 11+ TESTS ... September 2027 Entry ... Torbay Selective Schools
View the official source group has 4Torbay: School countChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: 19 September 2026 | Selective testing day for all grammar schools and The Spires selective places in Torbay
View the official source members, and they share one test. There is no central office: you register with one school, your child sits the test there, and the result counts for every school. Each school is its own admission authority, and places follow each school's own criteria. The list is A to Z, with no ranking, because a good school for your child depends on your child and your family.
How far offers reached at each school
Listed A to Z. Each school uses its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.
Listed A to Z by school name.
Churston Ferrers Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
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Torquay Boys’ Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
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Torquay Girls’ Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
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The Torbay Selective SchoolsTorbay: Consortium nameChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: REGISTRATION FORM FOR 11+ TESTS ... September 2027 Entry ... Torbay Selective Schools
View the official source group has 4Torbay: School countChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: 19 September 2026 | Selective testing day for all grammar schools and The Spires selective places in Torbay
View the official source members: Churston Ferrers Grammar School, The Spires College, Torquay Boys’ Grammar School and Torquay Girls’ Grammar SchoolTorbay: Member schoolsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: You can download a test registration form on the school's website. ... Churston Ferrers Grammar School ... The Spires College ... Torquay Boys' Grammar School ... Torquay Girls' Grammar School
View the official source. Its grammar schools are listed below. They share one test. In the group's words: All Torbay selective schools and The Spires College selective places use the same test results.Torbay: Scores shared withChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: All selective schools in Torbay use the same test results. Students only need to sit the test once.
View the official source There is no central office, though. The set-up is: No central body: each Torbay selective school registers and tests its own candidates (a child registers with one school, which is the test centre); test papers are from GL Assessment.Torbay: Test administratorChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: The registration is made with just one school which will be the school where your child will sit the test.
View the official source. So you register with one school, your child sits the test there, and the result counts for every school. Each school is its own admission authority. The rule is: Each school sets its own eligible score / pass threshold on the shared test after standardisation; one guidance letter tells parents Yes/No for each Torbay selective school.Torbay: Qualifying ruleChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: Guidance will be given whether the scores achieved would be likely to gain a place at each of the selective schools in Torbay.
View the official source. Places then follow each school's own criteria. The list is A to Z, with no ranking, because a good school for your child depends on your child and your family.
The schools A to Z
| School | Pupils | Year 7 places, 2027 entry |
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| Churston Ferrers Grammar School | mixedChurston Ferrers Grammar School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Churston Ferrers Grammar School.The source says: As one of only two co-educational grammar schools in the South West of England, Churston Ferrers Grammar SchoolView the official source | See the school page |
| Torquay Boys' Grammar School | boysTorquay Boys’ Grammar School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says: Torquay Boys' Grammar School (the School) is an 11-18 selective single sex academy for boys only, with a sixth form for boys and girls.View the official source | 168Torquay Boys’ Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says: Published Admission Number (PAN) for | Year 7 | 168View the official source |
| Torquay Girls' Grammar School | girlsTorquay Girls’ Grammar School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: In Year 7 to Year 11 we are a girls' school and therefore only girls can sit the 11+ here and sit the Practice exam. The Sixth Form accepts both boys and girls.View the official source | 192Torquay Girls’ Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: For the academic year 2027-2028 Trustees have a Planned Admission Number (PAN) of 192 in Year 7. ... The Published Admission Number (PAN) is 192View the official source |
How each school chooses
The rules differ more than the shared test suggests. Churston Ferrers changed its approach recently: Policy changed in 2025 (for social justice): previous allocation was purely by 11+ rank order; for September 2026 entry about 80% (131 of 160) of those offered would also have been offered under the previous policy.being re-checkedChurston Ferrers Grammar School: Policy change2025Last checked 9 Oct 2026 against Churston Ferrers Grammar School; being re-checked.The source says: Churston changed its admissions policy in 2025. Why? ... For September 2026 entry, approximately 80% of the children offered a place - 131 of the 160 - would have obtained a place under our previous policy.
View the official source Its stated aim is: Social-justice aim: the earlier pure rank-order system favoured tutored children; pupils from deprived areas of Paignton and Brixham were over-represented in the bottom 40% of qualifiers.being re-checkedChurston Ferrers Grammar School: Policy rationaleLast checked 9 Oct 2026 against Churston Ferrers Grammar School; being re-checked.The source says: The previous allocation system, which was based purely on rank order of 11+ scores, positively incentivised the development of an 11+ tutoring culture;
View the official source For 2027 entry its rules changed again after a decision by the Schools Adjudicator in October 2026. Sibling priority: YesChurston Ferrers Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 13 Oct 2026 against Churston Ferrers Grammar School.The source says: Yes. Following a determination by the Schools Adjudicator in October 2026, priority for the 15 named primary schools has been removed, sibling priority has been reinstated, and the wording of two parts of the policy has been clarified.
View the official source. Priority for named primary schools: None (feeder-school priority removed for 2027 entry)Churston Ferrers Grammar School: Special places (2027)Checked 13 Oct 2026 against Churston Ferrers Grammar School.The source says: Yes. Following a determination by the Schools Adjudicator in October 2026, priority for the 15 named primary schools has been removed, sibling priority has been reinstated, and the wording of two parts of the policy has been clarified.
View the official source. At Torquay Boys' Grammar School, catchment and feeder schools play no part: None: no catchment area and no feeder-school priority.Torquay Boys’ Grammar School: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says: Does the School give priority to children No living within a defined catchment area? Does the School give priority to children No attending a named feeder school?
View the official source At Torquay Girls' Grammar School, pupil premium children have this priority: All children on the eligible list entitled to Pupil Premium (FSM now or in last six years, or Service Premium) are prioritised after looked-after children and before rank order; evidence of eligibility required.Torquay Girls’ Grammar School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: 2. Children on the eligible list who are entitled to Pupil Premium, including the Service Premium. Parents/Carers will be required to provide evidence of eligibility
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Demand in the last round
For September 2026 entry, the council reported 442Torbay 2026 entry: ApplicationsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: Total number of preferences for places | 442
View the official source applications for Churston Ferrers, 305Torbay 2026 entry: ApplicationsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: Total number of preferences for places | 305
View the official source for Torquay Boys' and 353Torbay 2026 entry: ApplicationsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: Total number of preferences for places | 353
View the official source for Torquay Girls'. These counts include all preferences, not only first choices.
For every date in the Torbay round, see the Torbay dates page. To weigh up each school for your family, use the Torbay 11+ plan.