The Spires College
Secondary schoolThe Spires College is a secondary school in Torbay, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,154 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, November 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 16 November 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Spires College was 45.1, against 47.0 in Torbay and 46.2 in England.
45.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Torbay | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 45.1 | 47.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45.7% | 50.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66.3% | 66.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 199 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Ellacombe Church of England AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)470 m
- All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- Homelands Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)610 m
- Abbey SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file740 m
- St Margaret's AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Upton St James CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Torbay
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).