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St Cuthbert Mayne School

Trumlands Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4RN ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2025Roman Catholic/Church of England
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At a glance

A state Roman Catholic/Church of England secondary school for ages 11–18 in Torquay. Ofsted inspection (April 2025): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are below the England average (Attainment 8: 39.7 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 75 families put it first for 189 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
1,001
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Torbay
Headteacher
Mr James Down

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 23 Apr 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 149 pupils

Attainment 8
39.7
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
26.2%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
51%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.75
2023/24 · CI -0.97 to -0.54
This school
39.7
Torbay
47.4
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
189
1st preferences
75
All applications
214
1st prefs per place
0.40
Fewer first choices than places

75 of 75 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 2 offers went to families living in another council area.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
992
Capacity
1,115
90% full
Girls / boys
51/49
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)41.2%
  • English as an additional language15.4%
  • SEN support14%
  • Education, Health and Care plan1.6%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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