Torre Church of England Academy
Academy converter primary school in TORQUAY (Torbay).
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
Our vision at Torre is We live life in all its fullness (John 10.10). Everything we do at Torre is about supporting our pupils to live life to the full and helping others to do the same. The Bible says, We are one body, (Romans 12.5). Our curriculum supports each individual to thrive and flourish by nurturing all our childrens gifts, functions and abilities.
To live life in all its fullness, we need everyones different skills and abilities. Our inspiring curriculum focuses on growing the childrens characters, giving them opportunities to develop different learning tools and to achieve excellent academic outcomes. We do this through the lens of our Character Gateways: Citizenship, Leadership, Expression, Explorers and Flourishing.
This vision and values approach to the curriculum means that children learn through a range of meaningful experiences, giving them a thirst for learning and a desire to do what they can to make a positive contribution to the local community and beyond.
We are committed to using innovative approaches, sharing talents in our own school, Multi-Academy Trust and beyond and collaborating to provide the best experiences we can for our children.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
- Metacognition
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 140092
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (7 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Wood | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Fiona Washbrook Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Benjamin Cowling | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mr James Millar | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Obasi Ndubisi | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Cindy McClean | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Craig Wood | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Fr Peter March | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kim Wills Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Laura Kendell Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Fiona Washbrook Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 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