Warberry CofE Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Torquay, Torbay·TQ1 1SB
Composite score
73.8
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#1,275
National rank
#99
In South West
#4
In Torbay
Top 9%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
17%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
20 first choices, 22 places
First choices per place
0.91
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
52
any preference, for 22 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.03
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Warberry CofE Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
421
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
10.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
14.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
28.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£4,645
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Warberry CofE Academy at a glance

Located in Torquay, Torbay, Warberry CofE Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 421 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 83% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 18.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 9% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Warberry CofE Academy their first choice was offered one of its 22 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.2%. There are about 28.8 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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