Upton St James CofE Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Torquay (Torbay).
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Nearby schools
nearest first26 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Ellacombe Church of England Academy, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellacombe Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.4 mi | Primary | 337 | Good, 2024 |
| Torre Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 310 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Torquay AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 1,472 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| The Spires CollegeFoundation | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 1,154 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2017) |
| Homelands Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 208 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Eat That Frog C.I.CSpecial post 16 institution | 0.5 mi | Special | - | - |
| St Margaret's AcademyAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 382 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| Cockington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 380 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, TorquayAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 107 | Good, 2022 |
| Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 145 | Good, 2022 |
| St Cuthbert Mayne SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,001 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Abbey SchoolOther independent | 0.8 mi | Independent | 128 | - |
| Torquay Girls' Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,058 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 193 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014, previous school) |
| St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 241 | Good, 2024 |
| Warberry CofE AcademyAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 368 | Good, 2023 |
| Torquay Boys' Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,087 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Lift Barton HillAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Primary | 568 | Good, 2023 |
| The Lodestar AcademyAcademy alternative provision sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Alternative provision | 38 | Good, 2023 |
| Sherwell Valley Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 694 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Shiphay Learning AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 373 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Ilsham Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 176 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2014) |
| Combe Pafford SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.5 mi | Special | 239 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| Watcombe Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 221 | Good, 2024 |
| Mayfield SchoolCommunity special | 1.6 mi | Special | 304 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019) |
| Preston Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 325 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2017) |
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 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).
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
- 150
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