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Education in Torridge

District

The west of the South West. 70,378 people in 985 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Torridge, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Torridge had 38 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
38
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Torridge had 38 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Torridge among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Torridge is 38.

Schools

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Schools in Torridge

Torridge has 38 open schools: 29 primary, 4 secondary, 3 special and 2 independent.

Outstanding
0
Good
7
Requires improvement
4
Inadequate
0

11 of the 33 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between March 2020 and July 2024.

6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

4 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Primary (29)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Appledore SchoolFoundation school3 to 11244Good (overall), July 2023
Ashwater Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 1142School remains Good, November 2022
Beaford Community Primary & Nursery SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11118Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Black Torrington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 113Requires improvement (overall), November 2023
Bradford Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 1124Good (overall), June 2022
Bradworthy Primary AcademyAcademy converter5 to 11185Requires improvement (overall), October 2023
Bridgerule Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 1162School remains Good, May 2022
Buckland Brewer Primary SchoolFoundation school2 to 1149Requires improvement (overall), March 2024
Clawton AcademyAcademy converter2 to 1182Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Dolton Church of England AcademyAcademy converter2 to 1131Good (overall), July 2024
East-the-Water Community Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11439School remains Good, May 2023
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 11476Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
Halwill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1177Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
Hartland Primary SchoolFoundation school2 to 11106Standards maintained, January 2025
High Bickington Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter2 to 1184Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
Holsworthy Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school0 to 11338School remains Good, November 2023
Langtree Community School and Nursery UnitCommunity school2 to 1165School remains Good, July 2023
Monkleigh Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11137School remains Good, June 2023
Parkham Primary SchoolFoundation school2 to 1155Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
Shebbear Community SchoolCommunity school4 to 1154School remains Good, May 2022
St George's CofE Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter3 to 7110Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met
St Giles-on-the-Heath Community SchoolCommunity school2 to 11100Good (overall), January 2023
St Helens Church of England AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11204School remains Good, November 2022
St Margaret's Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11184Requires improvement (overall), March 2020, before the school changed
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11397School remains Good, March 2023
The Clinton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11No outcome in Ofsted's file
West Croft SchoolCommunity school2 to 11417Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met, special measures
Winkleigh Primary SchoolFoundation school0 to 11224Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
Woolsery Primary SchoolFoundation school2 to 11108Good (overall), March 2023

Secondary (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Atlantic AcademyFree schools11 to 16242Good (overall), February 2023
Bideford CollegeAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,455Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Great Torrington SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16863School remains Good, July 2022
Holsworthy Community CollegeAcademy converter11 to 16551School remains Good, June 2022

Special (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Acorn SchoolOther independent special school8 to 1642No outcome in Ofsted's file
Holme Court School DevonOther independent special school7 to 16No outcome in Ofsted's file
Marland SchoolFoundation special school5 to 16163Good (overall), March 2023

Independent (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Kingsley School DevonOther independent school2 to 19447Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Shebbear CollegeOther independent school2 to 19243Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.