Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
Borough Road, Torrington, EX38 7NU
476 pupils · 90% of 530 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Devon
- Free school meals
- 23.4%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 12 November 2024, published 9 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 52% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 51 | 51 | 57 | 51 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 65 | 65 | 70 | 65 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 49 | 49 | 55 | 49 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 46 | 46 | 51 | 46 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 52 | 52 | 57 | 52 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 62 | 60 | 67 | 61 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 56 | 53 | 56 | 54 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 60 | 63 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Monkleigh Primary School 4.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit 6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School 6.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- East-the-Water Community Primary School 7.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Buckland Brewer Primary School 8 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School 8.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.