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Torbay 11+

Torquay Girls' Grammar School: 11+ entry

Torquay Girls’ Grammar School, 30 Shiphay Lane, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7DY

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

Score to qualify
Not published yet
Torbay grammar schools 11+ (GL Assessment)
Year 7 places
192
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()PANPublished 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 Girls' Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Last distance offered
Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

Your next deadline

Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()CAFCommon 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.
Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days

How far offers reached

In short

Torquay Girls' Grammar School (TGGS) has 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 Year 7 places for September 2027. Girls sit the shared Torbay test, set by GL AssessmentTorquay Girls’ Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: The Torbay Selective Schools testing for entry in September 2027 will take place on: ... Torquay Girls' Grammar School uses papers designed by an external assessment authority (GL) in English and Maths.View the official source. Girls who reach the school's eligible score join an "eligible list". Looked-after girls and pupil premium girls on that list come first; everyone else on it is ranked by score.

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Torquay Girls’ 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.

CheckedDepartment for Education (GOV.UK)9 Oct 2026

No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Torquay Girls’ Grammar School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Other published figures

2026 entry: Last admission rule that offers reached: Girls living in the Torbay area and attending a Torbay primary school with a qualifying mark ranked 141st-180th

Source: Torbay Council, checked 9 Oct 2026

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Torquay Girls’ 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.

Applications and offers at Torquay Girls’ Grammar School, September 2026 entry
Figure	Department for Education
First-preference applications	247First-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,8804114,z,3,Torquay Girls' Grammar School,191,191,180,11,0,352,247,92,13,1.3722222222222222,1.293193717277487,235,151,Academy converter,No religious character,5.3,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001551,Torbay,136506,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)	352All 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,8804114,z,3,Torquay Girls' Grammar School,191,191,180,11,0,352,247,92,13,1.3722222222222222,1.293193717277487,235,151,Academy converter,No religious character,5.3,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001551,Torbay,136506,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day	191Places 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,8804114,z,3,Torquay Girls' Grammar School,191,191,180,11,0,352,247,92,13,1.3722222222222222,1.293193717277487,235,151,Academy converter,No religious character,5.3,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001551,Torbay,136506,7View 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,8804114,z,3,Torquay Girls' Grammar School,191,191,180,11,0,352,247,92,13,1.3722222222222222,1.293193717277487,235,151,Academy converter,No religious character,5.3,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001551,Torbay,136506,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked 16 Oct 2026

At a glance

Torquay Girls’ Grammar School in brief

All facts checked 9 Oct 2026tap a value for its source

Pupils: girlsPupilsChecked 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; Who the school admits.
School type: academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: is a selective girls school with Academy status.View the official source; How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places: 192Year 7 placesChecked 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 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.
admission authorityThe organisation that sets a school’s admission rules and decides who is offered a place. For academies and most grammar schools, this is the school’s trust or governing board. For community schools, it is the council.: The academy's Trustee Body (Board of Trustees)Admission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: As an Academy the Trustee Body has responsibility for admission to the school.View the official source; Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

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All dates checked 12 Oct 2026Torquay Girls' Grammar School

Done: Test registration closes
Fri 4 Sept 202612pm
Done: Test day
Sat 19 Sept 2026
Next: School place applications close (CAF)
Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days
Coming up: National Offer Day
Mon 1 Mar 2027
Coming up: Appeal deadline
April 2027Expected
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published

Notes on these dates

Two dates are awaiting confirmation because the school and Torbay Council publish different ones. If your daughter could not sit on the main day: Catch-up test for children unable to sit on 19 Sept (illness or other significant acceptable reason, by prior arrangement): Friday 25 September 2026Torquay Girls’ Grammar School 2027 entry: OtherChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: Friday 25 September 2026 Test arranged for children unable to take the ... examination on 19 September - prior ... arrangement must be made with the school.View the official source. If you registered late: Late registrations with a genuine evidenced reason: testing in December, considered in the first round. Other late registrations/CAFs: tests in March, considered in the second round after National Allocation Day.Torquay Girls’ Grammar School: Late testingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: Testing will take place in December. [...] These students will be able to sit the tests in March and considered in the second round of applications following National Allocation Day.View the official source

How places are given

3 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Torquay Girls’ Grammar School gives places using these rules (its oversubscription 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
Looked-after and previously looked-after children (with an eligible score)
The policy's own words
1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children, including those children who have ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2
Children on the eligible list entitled to Pupil Premium, including Service Premium (free school meals (FSM) now or in last six years; children of serving or recent regular armed forces personnel)
The policy's own words
2. Children on the eligible list who are entitled to Pupil Premium, including the Service Premium.
3
Other children on the eligible list in rank order of total test score
The policy's own words
3. Rank order based on the total score achieved in the tests of children on the eligible list.

Source: Torquay Girls' Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026

Who qualifies: Eligible score set by the TGGS Admissions Panel; children reaching it form the 'eligible list'. Parents told Yes/No whether the eligible score for TGGS was met.Source: Torquay Girls' Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026
If two children are level for the last place: Tie for the last place: proximity to the school (straight line); equidistant applicants by random allocation supervised by an independent person.Source: Torquay Girls' Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Brothers and sisters: No priority for brothers and sisters.Source: Torquay Girls' Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Pupil premium: 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.Source: Torquay Girls' Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Waiting list: Second allocation end March/beginning April 2027; local authority (LA) keeps the waiting list until the first day of the autumn term 2027, then the school with the School Admissions Team, in rank order of score (criteria used to separate equal scores); kept while at least one name remains; new tests in spring 2028 to join later.Source: Torquay Girls' Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026

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

The eligible list: Eligible score set by the TGGS Admissions Panel; children reaching it form the 'eligible list'. Parents told Yes/No whether the eligible score for TGGS was met.Torquay Girls’ Grammar School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: This will not be the actual scores but a Yes or No to whether your child's performance has met the eligible score for our school, as determined by the Admissions Panel.View the official source
Order of priority: (1) Looked-after and previously looked-after children (with an eligible score). (2) Children on the eligible list entitled to Pupil Premium, including Service Premium (FSM now or in last six years; children of serving or recent regular armed forces personnel). (3) Other children on the eligible list in rank order of total test score.Torquay Girls’ Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: The School will prioritise all applicants with an eligible score using the following oversubscription criteria:View the official source
Pupil premium: 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 eligibilityView the official source
Service families: Within criterion 2 (Service Premium): children of parents serving in the regular UK armed forces, of regular forces personnel serving in the past 3 years, or receiving an Armed Forces Compensation Scheme / War Pensions Scheme pension.Torquay Girls’ Grammar School: Service children priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: Children whose parent(s)/Carer(s) are serving in the regular UK armed forces, to the children of regular armed forces personnel who were serving in the past 3 years,View the official source
If the last places tie: Tie for the last place: proximity to the school (straight line); equidistant applicants by random allocation supervised by an independent person.Torquay Girls’ Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: In the event of a tied ranking for the last available place, proximity to the School will be used. ... For those living equidistant from the school, an independent person will supervise random allocation.View the official source
Distance: straight line from main School Reception front door to house address of the applicantTorquay Girls’ Grammar School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: This will be determined by measuring a straight line from the main School Reception front door to the house address of the applicant, using Devon's Geographical Information System,View the official source
Siblings: there is no sibling priority.
Free online learning for eligible families: Free online English and maths programme for Pupil Premium/FSM children in Years 3-6, via an online learning company, whether or not they apply to TGGS.Torquay Girls’ Grammar School: Pp familiarisation supportChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: This programme is provided by Atom Learning and is open to all children (Year 3-Year 6) who are eligible for the Pupil Premium (FSM), whether or not they choose to apply to TGGS.View the official source

Last year (2026 entry). Torbay Council's figures show 353Torbay 2026 entry: ApplicationsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: Total number of preferences for places | 353View the official source applications and 248Torbay 2026 entry: First preferencesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: First preferences considered | 248View the official source first preferences for 192Torbay 2026 entry: Admission numberChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: Admission number | 192View the official source places; 40Torbay 2026 entry: Offers pupil premiumChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: All remaining places will be offered up to the 188th place and are Children in receipt of Free School Meals or Pupil Premium at the time of the test. | 40View the official source places went under pupil premium priority. Under the 2026 rules, the final places went to this group: Girls living in the Torbay area and attending a Torbay primary school with a qualifying mark ranked 141st-180thtorquay-girls-grammar-school-2026-lastRuleOffered: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: Priority will be given to girls living in the Torbay area and who attend a Torbay primary school (as defined by completion of the common application form). Candidates in this category will have a qualifying mark in the external papers which places them in the range between the 141st ranked candidate and the 180th. All remaining places will be offered up to the 188th place. | 12View the official source. Past years are a guide, not a promise.

The test

Torbay grammar schools 11+ (GL Assessment)

Test: Torbay grammar schools 11+ (GL Assessment)
Test date, 2027 entry: Saturday 19 September 2026

There are 2Torquay Girls' Grammar School entrance test: Paper countChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: You only need to look at the material for English and Maths as they are the only two elements that you will be tested on.View the official source papers, multiple-choiceTorquay Girls' Grammar School entrance test: Answer formatChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: NB the tests do not require a ... student to handwrite, but mark ... onto an OMR sheetView the official source, based on the Key Stage 2 national curriculumTorquay Girls' Grammar School entrance test: Curriculum basisChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: As the 11+ is based on the national curriculum at key stage 2 it can help them become familiar with the admissions text topics.View the official source. TGGS and the other Torbay schools describe the paper lengths differently, so we show them as Awaiting confirmationTorquay Girls' Grammar School entrance test: PapersOfficial sources disagree; we are confirming this with the publisher.View the official source for now.

Scoring: Scores adjusted for age at the time of the test (standardised score for age).Torquay Girls' Grammar School entrance test: StandardisationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: The test scores are adjusted to take account of the age of the children at the time they take ... the entrance test.View the official source
Attempts: a girl may sit the Torbay test only once.
Access arrangements: Extra time (up to 25%) and other access arrangements only in exceptional circumstances, with primary-school evidence of normal way of working plus one approved professional evidence item (Appendix 1).Torquay Girls’ Grammar School: Access arrangementsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: Access arrangements, including Extra Time (up to 25%), will be applied only in exceptional circumstances.View the official source
Practice material: GL familiarisation material (English and Maths); additional free online familiarisation package for Pupil Premium/FSM-eligible children (Years 3-6).Torquay Girls' Grammar School entrance test: Familiarisation materialsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: You can also take a look at the GL familiarisation material which tells you what you need to know about this test and gives you some sample questions. ... If your child is eligible for Pupil Premium/Free School Meals, we are pleased to be able to offer access to an additional online package of familiarisation material.View the official source

How the Torbay test works

Open days

Next: School tour, Tue 20 Oct 2026

Done: Open Day and Evening at the School (2027 entry) (passed)
Tue 23 Jun 2026
Coming up: School tour
Tue 20 Oct 20269.30am-11.00am
Coming up: School tour
Wed 2 Dec 20269.30am-11.00am
Coming up: School tour
Thu 21 Jan 20279.30am-11.00am
Coming up: School tour
Wed 10 Mar 20279.30am-11.00am
Coming up: School tour
Tue 27 Apr 20279.30am-11.00am
Coming up: School tour
Thu 13 May 20279.30am-11.00am
Coming up: Open Evening
Tue 22 Jun 20276.00pm-8.00pm (welcome speech 6.00pm)

Source: Torquay Girls' Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work: Appeal to an Independent Appeals Panel via the Clerk to the Appeals Panel at Torbay Council (Governance Support, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay TQ1 3DR); parents have up to 20 school days to return papers; appeals heard summer term 2027.Source: Torquay Girls' Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026

General information, not legal advice.

If the test went wrong: Written case within 14 days of the test (even if sat at another school), considered by the Admissions Panel before guidance letters.Torquay Girls’ Grammar School: Extenuating circumstancesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: This information must be submitted to the school in writing or via email, within 14 days of the test even if the test has been taken at a different school.View the official source
If you are refused a place: Appeal to an Independent Appeals Panel via the Clerk to the Appeals Panel at Torbay Council (Governance Support, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay TQ1 3DR); parents have up to 20 school days to return papers; appeals heard summer term 2027.Torquay Girls’ Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: Application should be made to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel, Pupil Services Department of Torbay Local Authority. Parents then have no more than 20 school days to return the papers,View the official source
Waiting list and later offers: Second allocation end March/beginning April 2027; LA keeps the waiting list until the first day of the autumn term 2027, then the school with the School Admissions Team, in rank order of score (criteria used to separate equal scores); kept while at least one name remains; new tests in spring 2028 to join later.Torquay Girls’ Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Girls' Grammar School.The source says: Following allocation of Year 7 places, the LA will retain a waiting list until the first day of the Autumn term 2027 as per the secondary co-ordinated admissions scheme. ... They are held in rank order score with the oversubscription criteria being used to ... distinguish children with the same score.View the official source

Official documents and sources

8 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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 Girls' Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
Torquay Girls' Grammar School
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Torquay Girls' Grammar School
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Torquay Girls' Grammar School
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Torquay Girls' Grammar School
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