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We hold no published cut-off distance for Torquay Academy. The council's note for each year is in the table below.
In 2026-27, Torquay Academy received 571 applications for 264 places — around 2.2 per place. 342 named it as a first preference, or about 1.3 first choices per place.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Children living in the d… | 264 | 571 | 342 |
| 2025-26 | — | 243 offered | 623 | 371 |
| 2024-25 | — | 248 offered | 593 | 370 |
| 2023-24 | — | 244 offered | 571 | 333 |
| 2022-23 | — | 255 offered | 608 | 345 |
| 2021-22 | — | 253 offered | 628 | 285 |
| 2020-21 | — | 259 offered | 566 | 358 |
| 2019-20 | — | 263 offered | 624 | 382 |
| 2018-19 | — | 262 offered | 555 | 342 |
| 2017-18 | — | 235 offered | 494 | 290 |
| 2016-17 | — | 249 offered | 503 | 305 |
| 2015-16 | — | 241 offered | 481 | 272 |
| 2014-15 | — | 242 offered | 380 | 225 |
How to read this: the last distance offered is an outcome of each admission round — how far from the school the final offer reached after places were allocated under the published criteria. It is not a catchment boundary and it moves every year with sibling numbers, birth-year cohort size and application patterns.
Figures come from the local authority's published allocation data. Some councils publish the National Offer Day figure, which can understate the final September position after waiting-list movement — always confirm with the admissions authority before relying on a single year.
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