Paignton Academy
Secondary school in Paignton, Torbay. No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Dec 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 3 December 2024, report published 12 January 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around December 2028
The last inspection was in December 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 2.6 milesChurston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
Good (Oct 2022)
- 3.4 milesTorquay Boys' Grammar School
Report card, Feb 2026: 3 strong, 4 expected
- 3.5 milesTorquay Girls' Grammar School
Outstanding (Nov 2023)
- 3.9 milesTorquay Academy
Standards maintained (Jan 2025)
- 4.2 milesThe Spires College
School remains Good (Nov 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.