Torquay Girls' Grammar School | |
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Address | |
30 Shiphay Lane , , TQ2 7DY United Kingdom | |
Coordinates | 50°28′37″N 3°33′13″W / 50.47703°N 3.55349°W |
Information | |
Type | Girls' Grammar School, Academy |
Motto | Aude Sapere Dare to be Wise |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1915 |
Local authority | Torbay |
Specialist | Humanities College |
Department for Education URN | 136506 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headmaster | Sarah Forster |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 851 |
Houses | Beal Jackson Robertson Wilkinson Cross |
Colour(s) | Navy |
Website | https://tggsacademy.org/ |
Torquay Girls' Grammar School is a selective grammar school for girls aged 11–18, in Torquay, Devon, UK. It is situated directly beside Torquay Boys' Grammar School, and became one of the first schools to achieve Humanities Specialist School status in September 2004, as well as one of the first to offer the AQA Baccalaureate. On 1 February 2011, the school officially gained academy status. It is a member of the South West Academic Trust – a collaboration of seven high-performing grammar schools and Exeter University. The examination results regularly place the school in the top twenty state girls' schools nationally.