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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

The Spires College

Foundation secondary school in Torquay (Torbay).

Attainment 8
45.1
▼ 1.1 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
45.7%
▼ 1pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.4%
▼ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
14.7
▼ 2.0 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
30.8%
▲ 4pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
15.6%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
88%
1,154 / 1,304 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Nov 2022

Map of nearby schools

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).
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Nearby schools

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25 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Ellacombe Church of England Academy, 0.3 miles away.

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PhaseOfsted
Ellacombe Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led0.3 mi Primary337Good, 2024
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter0.4 mi Primary193Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014, previous school)
Abbey SchoolOther independent0.4 mi Independent128-
Homelands Primary SchoolCommunity0.4 mi Primary208Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
St Margaret's AcademyAcademy converter0.5 mi Primary382Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (May 2013)
Upton St James CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter0.5 mi Primary94No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, TorquayAcademy converter0.5 mi Primary107Good, 2022
Warberry CofE AcademyAcademy converter0.6 mi Primary368Good, 2023
Eat That Frog C.I.CSpecial post 16 institution0.6 mi Special--
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter0.7 mi Primary241Good, 2024
St Cuthbert Mayne SchoolVoluntary aided0.7 mi Secondary1,001No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good
Torquay AcademyAcademy sponsor led0.9 mi Secondary1,472Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016)
Torre Church of England AcademyAcademy converter0.9 mi Primary310Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas
Ilsham Church of England AcademyAcademy converter1.0 mi Primary176Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2014)
Cockington Primary SchoolAcademy converter1.1 mi Primary380No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good
Lift Barton HillAcademy sponsor led1.2 mi Primary568Good, 2023
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter1.2 mi Primary145Good, 2022
The Lodestar AcademyAcademy alternative provision sponsor led1.2 mi Alternative provision38Good, 2023
Torquay Girls' Grammar SchoolAcademy converter1.3 mi Secondary1,058Outstanding, 2023
Combe Pafford SchoolAcademy special converter1.4 mi Special239Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015)
Mayfield SchoolCommunity special1.4 mi Special304Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019)
Watcombe Primary SchoolCommunity1.4 mi Primary221Good, 2024
Torquay Boys' Grammar SchoolAcademy converter1.5 mi Secondary1,087Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4
Sherwell Valley Primary SchoolCommunity1.6 mi Primary694Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2013)
Shiphay Learning AcademyAcademy converter1.8 mi Primary373No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good

Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.

The neighbourhood

iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).

This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).

Overall deprivation4
Income4
Employment3
Education and skills4
Health3
Crime5
Barriers to housing and services10
Living environment3
most deprivedleast deprived

Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.

Children in income-deprived families
90

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