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Torbay Selection Tests (Torbay selective schools 11+)

The 4 schools share one test: set by GL Assessment, taken on paper. It tests English and maths.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: the date is not yet published.

Checked against the sources below on 29 September 2026. Dates and arrangements change: the schools’ own admissions pages are always the final word.

How Remelia helps with this test

What Remelia covers, in full

Covered

  • Maths
  • English
  • Reading
  • The last fortnight

Not covered

  • The test itself
  • English papers in this test’s style

Each exam plan is dated from your child’s year group: Remelia works to the sitting for the September they start Year 7. For a school without a plan, choose “Not sure yet” and Remelia teaches the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.

Key dates

When it is sat.

The dates the schools have published, in order. Where a day is not yet published, the guide says so.

  1. Saturday 19 September 2026

    For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 4 September 2026. Source Source Source
    Saturday 19 September 2026 (TGGS reserve date Friday 25 September for illness). Registration opened 1 March 2026 (TBGS); preferred by 15 July 2026, final deadline midday Friday 4 September 2026 at TBGS and TGGS; Churston’s 2027-28 policy gives midday 2 September 2026. A child sits the test at one school only; the outcome letter (on or after 12–13 October) covers all three schools.

  2. Not yet published

    For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source
    No date published for the September 2027 sitting.

Remelia and this exam

What Remelia covers, and what it does not.

Choose any of these schools when you set your child up, or later in Controls, and this is the plan.

What Remelia covers

Key Stage 2 maths and English to the end of Year 5, counted towards the exam.

  • Maths

    The Key Stage 2 objectives for Years 3 to 5, in the order your child’s school teaches them, counted towards the exam.

  • English

    Grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary questions most days, Years 3 to 5, counted towards the exam.

  • Reading

    From the autumn of Year 5, a weekly reading day: one unseen passage and 9 questions on it, from a bank of 130 passages.

  • The last fortnight

    In the last 14 days before the exam date the plan works to, sessions are shorter and nothing new is introduced. The plan works to September of Year 6; until the schools publish the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.

Not covered

The test’s own format.

  • The test itself

    Remelia practises the content, not GL Assessment’s own screens, papers or timings: the familiarisation materials, where there are any, show those.

  • English papers in this test’s style

    The printable English practice papers in the parents’ app are in the style of the FSCE test’s multiple-choice paper, not GL Assessment’s own.

The schools

Four schools, one test.

Each school takes its own applications and decides its own offers. Places are as each school’s page gives them, where it does.

  • Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy

    Co-educational grammar school · Brixham

    2027-28 policy: the school sets its own Qualifying Score after results; categories include the top 75 ranked, a social-justice priority, and 15 named feeder primary schools. Source Source

    160 placesas the school’s page gives them Source

    Admissions (the school’s website)

  • The Spires College

    Co-educational grammar school · Torquay

    Bilateral school: up to 60 places a year in a selective stream by the Torbay 11+ (GL English and maths), sat 19 September 2026 for 2027 entry; registration closes midday 4 September 2026. The rest of the intake is non-selective. Source

    60 placesas the school’s page gives them Source

    Admissions (the school’s website)

  • Torquay Boys’ Grammar School

    Boys’ grammar school · Torquay

    Places allocated from highest to lowest standardised, moderated score until the PAN is filled or the pass threshold is reached. Source Source

    168 placesas the school’s page gives them Source

    Admissions (the school’s website)

  • Torquay Girls’ Grammar School

    Girls’ grammar school · Torquay

    192 placesas the school’s page gives them Source

    Admissions (the school’s website)

The exam

What the schools say.

Each line links to the page it comes from. A line marked Inferred is read from the page, which does not say it in so many words; the note under it says how.

Who sets it
GL Assessment. Source Source
How it is taken Inferred
On paper. Source
TGGS speaks of ‘papers designed by an external assessment authority (GL)’ and TBGS of ‘two tests (approx. 50 minutes each)’ sat at the schools on a Saturday morning; on-screen delivery is never mentioned. Not stated in words.
What it tests
English and maths. Source Source
The papers
English, 50 minutes; Maths, 50 minutes. Source
Answer format not stated on the official pages read.
How places are decided
Places offered in score order. Standardised scores; each school decides its own qualifying/eligible score after marking and allocates places from the highest score down (with each school’s own priorities, e.g. Churston’s feeder-school and 75th-rank categories). A Torbay Selection Review Panel shared by the schools handles extenuating circumstances. No threshold published. Source Source Source
Practice and familiarisation
A familiarisation booklet and an online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
Interview Inferred
No. Source Source Source
All three policies allocate places by test score and oversubscription criteria; no interview mentioned.
What has changed Inferred
No change of provider announced on the admissions page read on 29 Sep 2026 (MM-868); the page does not give the provider history, so a change before 2023 cannot be ruled out from it. Source

Sources

Where every line comes from.

Every page our research read for this exam, with the date it was checked; under each, the words it quoted from it.

  1. Admissions Policy 2027-28 — Churston Ferrers Grammar School (linked from churstongrammar.com/resources) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The School has 160 places (PAN) available for entry in September 2027.”

    “Parents must register their child to take the selection tests (GL Assessment papers in English and Maths).”

  2. Entry Requirements and 11+ — Churston Ferrers Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The 11+ test focuses strictly on English and Maths. ... There are no verbal or non-verbal reasoning papers”

  3. The Spires College - 11+ Information checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The 11+ test for entry into Year 7 in September 2027 will take place on Saturday 19 September 2026. The 11+ test consists of two papers designed by an external assessment authority (GL) in English and Maths.”

    “The Spires College is one of very few schools in the country with bilateral streams, which allows us to take up to 60 students each year into a selective stream.”

    “you must register your child to sit the tests by midday 15 July 2026 (preferred) or midday on 4 September 2026”

  4. TBGS Admission Policy 2027-28 entry — Torquay Boys’ Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Published Admission Number (PAN) for ‘relevant age groups’ ... Year 7 168”

  5. Apply to Join Us — Torquay Boys’ Grammar School checked 29 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “There are two tests (approx. 50 minutes each), one for English and one for Maths”

    “you first need to complete the entrance tests which take place on Saturday 19 September 2026. Registration for the entrance test for 2027 admission will open on 1 March 2026. Complete the online registration form by Wednesday 15 July 2026, if possible (or by midday on Friday 4 September 2026 at the latest).”

  6. TGGS Admissions Policy — Entry September 2027 — Torquay Girls’ Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The Published Admission Number (PAN) is 192”

  7. Selection Tests — Torquay Girls’ Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Torquay Girls’ Grammar School uses papers designed by an external assessment authority (GL) in English and Maths.”

    “You can also take a look at the GL familiarisation material which tells you what you need to know about this test and gives you some sample questions.”

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