The Lodestar Academy
South Parks Road, Torquay, TQ2 8JE
38 pupils · 68% of 56 capacity
- Type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Free school meals
- 76.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 21 November 2023, published 15 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Nearby alternatives
- Combe Pafford School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Mayfield School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Abbey School 1.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Eat That Frog C.I.C 2.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Brunel School 5.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Glendinning Academy 5.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.