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Grammar schools in Torbay

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

  • Torbay 11+: the test

    Torbay grammar schools 11+ (GL Assessment)

  • Torbay 11+: score to qualify

    Set by each school

The schools

Schools in Torbay

The Torbay 11+, step by step

Listed A to Z by school name.

  1. Churston Ferrers Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    No distance published

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  2. Torquay Boys’ Grammar SchoolBoys

    No distance published

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    168 places, 2027 entry

  3. Torquay Girls’ Grammar SchoolGirls

    No distance published

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    192 places, 2027 entry

How places are given in Torbay

A child registers with one school, which is also where they sit the test: 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 The same result counts everywhere: 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 shared pass mark. 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 The letter tells you Yes/No only on whether the child reached each school's required standard; actual scores never disclosed.Torbay: Results contentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says: This will not be the actual scores, but a Yes or No to whether your child's performance was of the required standard for this School.View the official source Places are then decided by each school's own rules, using the Age-standardised test score (English + maths total), moderated after reviews; each school ranks under its own criteria.Torbay: Score used for rankingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says: Once all of the standardised and moderated selection test scores are known, the Admissions Panel will rank the candidatesView the official source

Which council handles applications

You name the schools on your home council's application form. If you later need to appeal: Appeals to an independent panel arranged by Torbay Council Governance Support; grammar-school appeals consider academic standard evidence and prejudice.Torbay: RouteChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: If your child was not offered a place at your preferred school, you are able to appeal this decision.View the official source Results come first on purpose: Testing before preference: outcomes arrive before the 31 October CAF deadline so parents can decide whether to name a grammar school.Torbay: Results affect preferencesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says: So that parents can have a good idea whether an application for a selective school place would be successful, candidates are able to sit the selection tests before the closing date for applications. This is called Testing before Preference.View the official source For 2027 entry, applications opened on Tuesday 1 September 2026Torbay 2027 entry: Applications openChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: The online application system will be open from 1 September 2026 to 31 October 2026.View the official source, and offers come on Monday 1 March 2027Torbay 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: 1 March 2027 | National Allocation Day.View the official source.

Where to find the dates

Where the dates for 2027 entry are published: Schools' websites and Torbay CouncilTorbay 2027 entry: Dates published byChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says: Confirmation of these dates will be published on the School's website and by Torbay Council as soon as possible.View the official source. For 2028 entry: Schools publish the date each year once confirmed.Torbay 2028 entry: Dates published byChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Churston Ferrers Grammar School.The source says: We'll publish the specific date each year as soon as it's confirmed.View the official source The Torbay 11+ guide has the full timetable for 2027 entry, and each school page links to its own source.