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Torquay Girls' Grammar School

Academy converter secondary school in Torquay (Torbay).

Attainment 8
68.4
▲ 22.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
94.8%
▲ 49pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
94.8%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.3
▲ 2.6 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
6.1%
▼ 21pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
6.3%
▼ 8pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
88%
1,058 / 1,200 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Outstanding
last graded, 2023

Location

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).

About

Thank you for your interest in studying with us in the Sixth Form at Torquay Girls Grammar School. Our collective mission here is to ensure that every single student leaves after two years with as many options open to them as possible. We achieve this through developing character skills, academic confidence and self-esteem.

This ensures that when the time comes for our students to leave us, they have the fundamental qualities to embark upon successful careers in any field they choose. Put simply, we want to enable them to be the very best versions of themselves.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

17 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Cricket
  • Debating
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Lego
  • Mandarin
  • Netball
  • Rounders
  • Rugby
  • Stem
  • Swimming
  • Tennis

and 1 more

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
  • Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion

Key facts

URN
136506
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Girls
Admissions
Selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
2011

Governing body (18 current, 2 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

15 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Matthew Barrington-PackerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Suzanne Julyan Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Sarah Harrison Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Matthew Thompson Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Mr James Arnold Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027
Miss Ellen Ward Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2024
Mr Toby Kendall Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr James Stock Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2024
Mr Duncan Grant Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Sarah Meunier Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr James Arnold Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Chelsey King Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Sarah Forster Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2021
Ms Sarah Jayne Forster Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2021
Mrs Kate BartonMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2019
Mr Robert OwersMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2019
Mrs Sharon Wallwork Confirmed same personChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2011
Judith Middleton Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Louisa Brown Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Kim WilliamsGovernance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professionalsince 2025

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record