Ilsham Church of England Academy

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Ilsham Road, Torquay, TQ1 2JQ

Headteacher: Mr Jake GrinsillSchool website ↗Pupils: 175 (capacity: 175)Part of LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
71% of first-choice applicants offered a place
88%
Reading, Writing & Maths
71%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
88.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
23.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 88%·Writing 88%·Maths 92%All three 88%
Reading
Expected88%
Exceeding46%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected88%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected92%
Exceeding54%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
25
How many families wanted this school first?
35
How many got their first choice?
25of 35 (71.4%)
How many applied in total?
61

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
31.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
8.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
15.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
90 girls, 85 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 92% (2018/19), currently 88%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1688.0%4.0%+1.5-0.3+1.2
2016/1780.0%12.0%+1.0+0.8+2.6
2017/1888.0%20.0%+2.0-1.9+4.2
2018/1992.0%20.0%-0.4+0.7+3.5
2022/2385.0%19.0%+3.7+4.1+4.1
2023/2473.0%27.0%---
2024/2588.0%23.0%---