Meteoric rise puts school in UK top 10

A TORQUAY school has made headlines with its meteoric rise in a national league table.

Torquay Girls’ Grammar School won The Sunday Times South West State Secondary School of the Year award, jumping 35 places in the newspaper’s Parent Power schools guide, which lists the top performing 2,000 schools and colleges in the UK ranked by recent examination results.

Five Devon schools made the top 10, with two receiving education top award recognition. In the top 10 state secondary schools in the South West, Colyton Grammar

School was ranked second, Torquay Girls’ was ranked third and Torquay Boys’ Grammar School was ranked sixth.

Torquay Girls’ Grammar School has seen its A-Level results increased by 5.9% to 82.6% A* to B grades. The school also saw 70.8% of GCSE receive the top grades of A*/A/9/8/7, compared to 61.7% in 2017.

Alastair McCall, editor of Parent Power, said: “Without question, Torquay Girls’ Grammar is one of the leading girls’ schools in the UK.

“Outstanding academic results are complemented by a vibrant and diverse range of options open to girls beyond the classroom.

“The school takes a holistic approach to girls’ education, including extra-curricular programmes tailored to supporting those considering careers in medically-related subjects.”

Parent Power is widely acknowledged as the most authoritative survey of the country’s best schools.