Selective school research
Grammar and partially selective schools in Torbay
4 grammar and partially selective schools in Torbay, with 11-plus test dates, registration deadlines, places and qualifying scores where each school publishes them.
Key dates
- Registration opens: 1 March 2026 (September 2027 entry) — 1 school
- Registration closes: 4 September 2026 (September 2027 entry) — 1 school
- Test: 19 September 2026 (September 2027 entry) — 2 schools
- Test: 4 September 2026 (September 2027 entry) — 1 school
- Results: 12 October 2026 (September 2027 entry) — 1 school
Mixed · Ages 11–18
- Test:
- GL Assessment, Maths, English, Non-verbal reasoning, Verbal reasoning
- Attainment 8:
- 67.3
- Ofsted:
- Good
Dates not found yet
Checked 27 October 2026
Mixed · Ages 11–18
The Spires College is one of very few schools in the country with bilateral streams, which allows us to take up to 60 students each year into a selective stream. Admission arrangements
- Test:
- GL Assessment, Maths, English
- Attainment 8:
- 45.1
- Ofsted:
- –
September 2027 entry · test 19 September 2026
Next open event: 19 November 2026
Checked 27 October 2026
Boys · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 40
- Test:
- Maths, English
- Attainment 8:
- 70.0
- Ofsted:
- Good
September 2027 entry · test 4 September 2026 · results 12 October 2026
Checked 27 October 2026
Girls · Ages 11–18
- Qualifying score:
- 141
- Test:
- GL Assessment, Maths, English
- Attainment 8:
- 68.4
- Ofsted:
- Outstanding
September 2027 entry · registration closes 4 September 2026 · test 19 September 2026
Next open event: 22 June 2027
Checked 27 October 2026
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