Fully selective state school · Torbay

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy 11+ admissions

Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.

September 2027 entry

Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026

At a glance

Address: Greenway Road, Brixham, South West, TQ5 0LN
Year 7 admission: Mixed Year 7 admission
School type: Fully selective state school
Funding: State-funded
Day or boarding: Day school
Religion or denomination: GIAS records no applicable religious character.
Published admission number: 160; September 2027 entry
Academically selected places: 160; September 2027 entry
Preferences per offer: The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
Assessment provider: GL Assessment; GL Assessment is verified for the linked assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.

Selection route

Torbay Grammar Schools 11 PlusFormal consortium
Provider
GL Assessment
Delivery
Two in-person selection-test papers held in one shared sitting on Saturday 19 September 2026, with catch-up testing only for agreed exceptional circumstances.
Raw scores are age-standardised before the pass threshold is set. The Admissions Panel determines the qualifying score; parents receive a Yes or No eligibility outcome rather than actual scores, and qualifying candidates are ranked by test score under each school's criteria.
Official registration page

Eligibility: Applicants must sit the GL Assessment English and Mathematics selection tests and achieve the qualifying standard; the application must also be made through the home local authority CAF.
Score policy: GL English and Mathematics papers are standardised. The school determines the qualifying score for the cohort, and eligible applicants are ranked using the published category rules and test score order.
Oversubscription: After qualifying EHCP and looked-after or previously looked-after children, places prioritise qualifying children from the 15 named feeder primary schools, with Pupil Premium or Service Pupil Premium sub-priority, then other eligible applicants; distance and random allocation resolve ties.
Registration: GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

What the assessment covers

These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

English
Mathematics

These stages are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.

1. Torbay Selection Tests
Candidates register with one participating school and sit the English and Maths tests before school preference. The common process reports a Yes or No eligibility outcome, after which each school applies its own admissions criteria.

Key dates

Registration opens: GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
Registration deadline: GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
Test date: GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
CAF deadline: GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
National Offer Day: GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Shared assessment-route dates

Registration closes: 2 September 2026; Torbay Grammar Schools 11 Plus
Selection tests: 19 September 2026; Torbay Grammar Schools 11 Plus
Eligibility outcome: 12 October 2026; Torbay Grammar Schools 11 Plus
Common Application Form closes: 31 October 2026; Torbay Grammar Schools 11 Plus

Fees

Fee per term: This is a state-funded school.
Fee per year: This is a state-funded school.
Published fee context: This is a state-funded school.

Inspection context

Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

Relevant skills and exercises

Questions families ask

Which 11+ test does Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy use?

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy uses Torbay Grammar Schools 11 Plus for September 2027 entry.

How many Year 7 places does Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy have?

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy's published admission number is 160 for September 2027 entry.

Who is eligible to apply to Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy?

Applicants must sit the GL Assessment English and Mathematics selection tests and achieve the qualifying standard; the application must also be made through the home local authority CAF.

Are Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?

After qualifying EHCP and looked-after or previously looked-after children, places prioritise qualifying children from the 15 named feeder primary schools, with Pupil Premium or Service Pupil Premium sub-priority, then other eligible applicants; distance and random allocation resolve ties.

What subjects should a child prepare for Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy?

The verified school or linked route evidence covers English and Mathematics.

How current is the information for Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy?

Trace Learn reviewed 6 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.

Sources and review record

Admissions Policy 2027-28
Churston Ferrers Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
Admissions Policy 2027-28
Churston Ferrers Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
TBGS Admission Policy 2027-8 entry
Torquay Boys' Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
TGGS Admissions Policy - Entry September 2027
Torquay Girls' Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

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