Schools in Torridge
33 state-funded schools, 7,799 pupils. 84.4% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Torridge?
Torridge has 33 state-funded schools teaching 7,799 pupils. 28 primary, 4 secondary, 1 special.
What percentage of schools in Torridge are Good or Outstanding?
84.4% of the 32 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Torridge are rated Good or Outstanding: 0 Outstanding and 27 Good. 5 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 28 | 27 | 81.5% |
| Secondary | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Special | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Torridge
Showing 20 of 33 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bideford College | Secondary | 1,447 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Great Torrington School | Secondary | 887 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holsworthy Community College | Secondary | 535 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
West Croft School | Primary | 484 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School | Primary | 463 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
East-the-Water Community Primary School | Primary | 448 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | 392 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holsworthy Church of England Primary School | Primary | 333 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Appledore School | Primary | 236 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Atlantic Academy | Secondary | 227 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Helen's Church of England School | Primary | 206 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Winkleigh Primary School | Primary | 205 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bradworthy Primary Academy | Primary | 202 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Grade inherited from previous URN 113453 | Primary | 201 | Requires Improvement2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Marland School | Special | 160 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Monkleigh Primary School | Primary | 133 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woolsery Primary School | Primary | 115 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 115 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School | Primary | 106 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hartland Primary School | Primary | 101 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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