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Torquay Boys' Grammar School: 11+ entry
Torquay Boys' Grammar School, Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay, TQ2 7EL
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2027 entry
- Not published yet
Score to qualify
Torbay grammar schools 11+ (GL Assessment)
Year 7 places
168
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()Opens a short explanationPANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: Torquay Boys' Grammar School, checked- Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.
Last distance offered
Your next deadline
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
in 11 days
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from Torquay Boys’ Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.
Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.
Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.
Other published figures
- 2026 entry: Last admission rule that offers reached: Other boys who are eligible for admission
Source: Torbay Council, checked
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to Torquay Boys’ Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 215First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,880,E06000027,Torbay,Secondary,8805401,z,3,Torquay Boys' Grammar School,166,166,160,6,0,304,215,80,8,1.34375,1.2951807228915662,206,125,Academy converter,No religious character,5.7,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001551,Torbay,136321,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 304All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,880,E06000027,Torbay,Secondary,8805401,z,3,Torquay Boys' Grammar School,166,166,160,6,0,304,215,80,8,1.34375,1.2951807228915662,206,125,Academy converter,No religious character,5.7,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001551,Torbay,136321,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 166Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,880,E06000027,Torbay,Secondary,8805401,z,3,Torquay Boys' Grammar School,166,166,160,6,0,304,215,80,8,1.34375,1.2951807228915662,206,125,Academy converter,No religious character,5.7,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001551,Torbay,136321,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 1.8Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,880,E06000027,Torbay,Secondary,8805401,z,3,Torquay Boys' Grammar School,166,166,160,6,0,304,215,80,8,1.34375,1.2951807228915662,206,125,Academy converter,No religious character,5.7,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001551,Torbay,136321,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
- What the results letter says: Yes/No on whether the child met the academic threshold; actual scores never disclosed.Torquay Boys’ Grammar School 2027 entry: Results methodChecked 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 - Pass mark: not published; the threshold is set each year after the test.
How the school filled its places for 2026 entry, from Torbay Council's allocation figures:
The last places went to the group described as Other boys who are eligible for admissiontorquay-boys-grammar-school-2026-lastRuleOffered: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: Other boys who are eligible for admission | 165 | | Total | 168
View the official source. Past years are a guide, not a promise.
At a glance
Torquay Boys’ Grammar School in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- boysPupilsChecked 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 - Who the school admits.
- Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
- Not needed
- An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
- School type
- academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
is an 11-18 selective single sex academy for boys only,
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
- Year 7 places
- 168Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
Published Admission Number (PAN) for | Year 7 | 168
View the official source2027 entry - The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
- Entrance test
- Torbay grammar schools 11+ (GL Assessment)
- The test children sit to be considered.
- Opens a short explanationcatchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.
- A mapped area (see the admission rules)
- Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Key dates
Dates for September 2027 entry
For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
4 earlier steps, all doneShow
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
12pm
Done: Test day
Done: Results
Next: School place applications close (CAF)
in 11 days
Coming up: National Offer Day
Notes on these dates
The school's own documents and Torbay Council give different final-registration and results dates, so those two are marked as awaiting confirmation while we check. Dates for 2028 entry have not been published yet. Late registrations: Registrations after midday 4 Sept 2026 without exceptional circumstances are tested in March 2027 after the first round (likely for the waiting list); policy also says other dates are set as necessary for those unable to sit in September.Torquay Boys’ Grammar School: Late testingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says: All registrations received after midday on 4 September, where there are no exceptional circumstances, will be considered for testing in March 2027, after the initial round of allocations;
View the official source
How places are given
2 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, Torquay Boys’ Grammar School gives places using these rules (its Opens a short explanationoversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).
- 1
Eligible children whose Education, Health and Care Plan ()Opens a short explanationEHCPEducation, Health and Care PlanA legal document, written by the council, for a child who needs more support than a school can usually give. If a plan names a school, that school must admit the child. names the school are admitted first (outside the policy; reduces places within PAN)
The policy's own words
Eligible children with an EHCP which names the School in Section I will be admitted.
- 2
All other places in score rank order, highest first, until PAN is filled or the pass threshold is reached
The policy's own words
allocate places from the highest to the lowest score until all available places within the PAN are exhausted or the pass threshold is reached.
Source: Torquay Boys' Grammar School, checked
- Who qualifies
- Eligible if the standardised (and moderated) score reaches the pass threshold the school sets after standardisation; parents are told Yes/No on whether the academic threshold for TBGS was met.Source: Torquay Boys' Grammar School, checked
- Catchment
- None: no catchment area and no feeder-school priority.Source: Torquay Boys' Grammar School, checked
- If two children are level for the last place
- For equal scores at the last place(s): 1 looked-after/previously looked-after, 2 Pupil Premium, 3 all others; within each, straight-line distance (nearer first); equal distance by random allocation supervised by someone independent of the school.Source: Torquay Boys' Grammar School, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- No priority for brothers and sisters.Source: Torquay Boys' Grammar School, checked
- Pupil premium
- Tie-break only: among candidates with the same score for the last place(s), looked-after children first, then Pupil Premium-eligible candidates (Supplementary Information Form required), then others.Source: Torquay Boys' Grammar School, checked
- Supplementary form
- only for families seeking pupil premium priority: return the school's Supplementary Information Form by 31 October (or as soon as possible after), as well as the council applicationSource: Torquay Boys' Grammar School, checked
- Waiting list
- School keeps a waiting list for each year group throughout the school year, ordered by ranking, criteria and tie-breaker; re-ranked whenever a name is added; time on list irrelevant; Fair Access Protocol admissions take precedence.Source: Torquay Boys' Grammar School, checked
The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.
More detail from our guide
If more qualifying boys apply than there are places, the school uses this order: (1) Eligible children whose EHCP names the school are admitted first (outside the policy; reduces places within PAN). (2) All other places in score rank order, highest first, until PAN is filled or the pass threshold is reached.Torquay Boys’ Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 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 candidates
View the official source
- Catchment: 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 - Pupil premium: Tie-break only: among candidates with the same score for the last place(s), looked-after children first, then Pupil Premium-eligible candidates (Supplementary Information Form required), then others.Torquay Boys’ Grammar School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
Where it is necessary to decide between two or more candidates who have the same selection test score, the last remaining place(s) will be allocated in the following order of priority: ... Candidates who are eligible for the Pupil Premium
View the official source - Service children: Service-family children are listed on the Supplementary Information Form as Pupil Premium-eligible under criterion 2 (same-score tie-break).Torquay Boys’ Grammar School: Service children priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
My child is eligible for Pupil Premium funding. [...] has been registered in a school census since 2011 as a child of a service family
View the official source - Ties: For equal scores at the last place(s): 1 looked-after/previously looked-after, 2 Pupil Premium, 3 all others; within each, straight-line distance (nearer first); equal distance by random allocation supervised by someone independent of the school.Torquay Boys’ Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
Where it is necessary to decide between two or more candidates who have the same selection test score ... The tie breaker these categories will be the straight-line distance between the child's home address and the School, with those living nearer having higher priority.
View the official source - How distance is measured: straight line from an entrance door of the child's home address to centre of the main entrance to the School's siteTorquay Boys’ Grammar School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
This is measured in a straight line from an entrance door of the ... child/candidate's home address to the centre of the main entrance to the ... School's site using Geographical Information System (GIS) software designed
View the official source - Supplementary form: only for families seeking pupil premium priority: return the school's Supplementary Information Form by 31 October (or as soon as possible after), as well as the council applicationTorquay Boys’ Grammar School: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
To be completed by the parent only where he or she is seeking admissions priority on the grounds that a candidate is eligible for Pupil Premium funding. [...] return it to the School by the closing date of 31 October or as soon as possible thereafter.
View the official source - Waiting list: School keeps a waiting list for each year group throughout the school year, ordered by ranking, criteria and tie-breaker; re-ranked whenever a name is added; time on list irrelevant; Fair Access Protocol admissions take precedence.Torquay Boys’ Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
The School operates a waiting list for each year group (Year 7 to Year 13) throughout the whole of the respective school year. ... The child/candidate's positions on the waiting list will be determined solely in accordance with their ranking, oversubscription criteria and tie breaker.
View the official source - Free practice for eligible families: Free online learning and 11+ practice platform access for Pupil Premium-eligible children (FSM in last six years) through a partner online learning company; free trial for others.Torquay Boys’ Grammar School: Pp familiarisation supportChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
to provide students who are eligible for Pupil Premium with free online learning and 11+ exam preparation.
View the official source
The test
Torbay grammar schools 11+ (GL Assessment)
- Test
- Torbay grammar schools 11+ (GL Assessment)
- Test date, 2027 entry
- Saturday 19 September 2026
TBGS is one of the schools that runs the shared Torbay test, so boys can sit it here or at another Torbay selective school; registering once covers them all. The school takes 2Torquay Boys' Grammar School entrance test: Paper countChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says: consist of two selection tests, one in English and one in Mathematics.
View the official source GL Assessment papers in English and maths.
- How the pass threshold is set: Pass threshold set by the school after standardisation; candidates ranked and places allocated until PAN exhausted or threshold reached.Torquay Boys' Grammar School entrance test: Pass mark methodChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
After the tests have been taken, the papers are marked and the score is standardised for each ... candidate, before the pass threshold is set.
View the official source - Age adjustment: Raw scores age-standardised so candidates of different ages within the year group compete on a level playing field.Torquay Boys' Grammar School entrance test: StandardisationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
Standardising the raw score is designed ... to make it a level playing field for all candidates in the cohort, by adjusting the scores depending on ... their age.
View the official source - Access arrangements: Based on support normally received in school; extra time up to 25% only in exceptional circumstances; request with the registration form.Torquay Boys’ Grammar School: Special arrangementsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
Special arrangement requests, including additional time to a maximum of 25%, will only be approved in exceptional circumstances.
View the official source - Practice: Free familiarisation materials linked on the apply page; pupil-premium-eligible children offered free access to an online 11+ preparation platform via a school partnership.Torquay Boys' Grammar School entrance test: Familiarisation materialsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
familiarisation materials can be accessed for free below. [...] to provide students who are eligible for Pupil Premium with free online learning and 11+ exam preparation.
View the official source
Open days
Not published yet
The school has not published dates for its next open evening in the pages we checked. See the school's open evening page.
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
- How appeals work
- Statutory appeal to an independent Admission Appeal Panel; details and deadline set out in the refusal letter. The TBGS appeal form goes to School Appeals, Governance Support, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay TQ1 3DR.Source: Torquay Boys' Grammar School, checked
General information, not legal advice.
- Before results are final: Parents may request a Selection Review within 14 days of the test (form on website); the Admissions Panel may raise the candidate on the score ranking.Torquay Boys’ Grammar School: Selection reviewChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
Every parent who wants to request a Selection Review must contact the School within 14 days of the test.
View the official source - After a refusal: Statutory appeal to an independent Admission Appeal Panel; details and deadline set out in the refusal letter. The TBGS appeal form goes to School Appeals, Governance Support, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay TQ1 3DR.Torquay Boys’ Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says:
Full details of the right of appeal, including the deadline for requesting one and to whom it should be sent, will be set out in the refusal letter sent to parents.
View the official source
The Torbay appeal deadline for 2027 entry is Monday 5 April 2027Torbay 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: 5 April 2027 | Closing date for receipt of 1st round appeals to be included in the main body of appeal hearings
View the official source. Keep a realistic second choice on your application as well.
Official documents and sources
7 sources, each kept as an archived copy
- Churston Ferrers Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 13 Oct 2026
- Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
- Torbay Council
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 13 Oct 2026
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Torquay Boys' Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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