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Paignton Academy
Waterleat Road, Paignton TQ3 3WA
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
1,568
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,590
Local authority
Torbay
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Schola Grade 2
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Paignton Academy
Paignton Academy is a secondary academy in Paignton, Torbay, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust.
It has 1,568 pupils on roll and room for 1,590. Its Schola Grade is 2 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils on roll
- 1,568
- Capacity
- 1,590 pupils
- Free school meals
- 34.10% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 138863
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