Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Torbay
Greenway Road, Brixham, TQ5 0LN
94
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 18/10/2022
Application demand
65%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.2%
11.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,062
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
982 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
65%
1st preference success rate
142 of 218 families who put it first got an offer
158
Places offered
445
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 218 | 142 | ● 65% |
| 2nd preference | 187 | 16 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 445 | 158 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Torbay lets families list 3 preferences. 182 applications came from outside the council area (64 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Simpson
- Address
- Greenway Road, Churston Ferrers, Brixham, TQ5 0LN
- Phone
- 01803842289
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Ward / constituency
- Churston with Galmpton · South Devon
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136388
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHURSTON FERRERS GRAMMAR SCHOOL
1,062 pupils · 982 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
18 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 762 pupils
Attendance
94.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 66.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.17 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 91% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 97% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.49 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.28 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 71.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 95.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 99.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 37% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.24 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 146 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.95 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 112 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 146 | 62% | 98% | 99% | |
| English Language | 146 | 53% | 93% | 97% | |
| English Literature | 143 | 73% | 94% | 97% | |
| Biology | 103 | 64% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 103 | 65% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 103 | 63% | 97% | 100% | |
| Geography | 79 | 62% | 94% | 96% | |
| Business | 68 | 60% | 93% | 96% | |
| Physical Education | 64 | 45% | 94% | 98% | |
| History | 62 | 79% | 95% | 98% | |
| Design & Technology | 45 | 62% | 96% | 100% | |
| Drama | 42 | 67% | 93% | 98% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 36 | 31% | 42% | 75% | |
| Mathematics | 35 | 17% | 54% | 74% | |
| Biology | 32 | 22% | 66% | 84% | |
| Chemistry | 22 | 5% | 55% | 77% | |
| History | 18 | 17% | 39% | 78% | |
| Geography | 17 | 6% | 18% | 65% | |
| Business Studies | 17 | 6% | 53% | 94% | |
| Religious Studies | 17 | 18% | 47% | 88% | |
| Physics | 15 | 0% | 20% | 60% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 14 | 7% | 64% | 71% | |
| Computer Science | 13 | 8% | 23% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 13 | 15% | 62% | 92% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10438: Churston Ferrers Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 41% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 49% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Torbay council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.