The Spires College

Foundation schoolSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form

Westlands Lane, Torquay, TQ1 3PE

Principal · Ms Alex Newton

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 21 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,154Capacity 1,304

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 16 November 2022

TrustWestlands School Trust

Free school meals31.8%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 16 November 2022.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Torbay council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

134 of the 199 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered194

Applications561

First choice199

First-choice offers134

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).