Welcome

Great Torrington Community School is a really happy school where learners flourish and gain skills and qualifications which set them up for successful and exciting lives. This is a very exciting time to be at this school because we have been designated as a high performing specialist school due to our last inspection in 2006, which found all aspects of the school to be at least good and some were very good. This meant that we could have a second specialism and we have been awarded Applied Learning to go with our Sports Specialism. The extra funding has enabled us to provide courses and training for smaller groups of learners particularly in vocational subjects and the new Diploma. Added to all this we have new Art, Music, Drama, History and Special Needs classrooms. We look forward to working closely with you to ensure that your child's education is an enjoyable and rewarding experience. There will be opportunities to visit the school and find out more about the educational activities we offer.

Dianne Nicholson, Headteacher

The school's work as a specialist sports college is very effective in promoting pupils' health and fitness and developing their self-esteem.

Ofsted 2006

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Important Keystage 4 Options Dates

Tuesday 19th January - KS4 Options booklets issued and available here

Tuesday 26th January - KS4 options Evening 7.00pm. Parents and their children are invited to attend at 7.00pm. There will be two presentations in the hall:-

7.00 pm Parents and pupils of 9DH, 9FR, 9GT, 9HD

8.00 pm Parents and pupils of 9HE, 9JS, 9NGD

Please make every effort to attend these meetings as the choice available is complex. In addition all subjects will have a representative available to discuss their subject and answer your questions regarding courses. ALL staff will be available from 7pm onwards in subject areas. If you are attending the second presentation then please come in before 8.00 pm to see staff in their subject areas.

Thursday 4th February - Option Interviews with tutor and senior staff

Tuesday 9th February - Option Interviews with tutor and senior staff

Friday 12th February - Option Forms returned to tutors

Posted on: 15/01/2010

Box Tops for Schools

Please can I appeal to you all to continue to collect the Box Tops for Books tokens? These tokens are on the top of breakfast cereal packets. We have collecting boxes in reception and here in the library. When you ask friends, relatives and neighbours to collect for us too we are very successful. In the past we have chosen many valuable books from this scheme - the new books look really good. For more information please click here. By eating a healthy breakfast you will be helping us to collect for the next new series.

Posted on: 08/02/2010

Stages Production

For information about the upcomming Stages Production taking place on Thursday 25th & Friday 26th February please click here.

Posted on: 05/02/2010

GTS hosts Devon Schools Cross Country Event!

GTS will be hosting this years Devon Schools Cross country event. This will take place at Torrington Rugby Club and Donnacroft playing fields on Saturday 6th February and will be taken on by the best runners in Devon, thereafter, finding the runners that will form this years Devon team. Torrington School has 8 athletes competing, Sarah-Jane Vanstone (Yr 7), Taren Stacey (Yr 9), Jordan Blair (Yr 9), Ben Peacham (Yr 9), Jack Kirby (Yr 9), Steise Hodgson (Yr 9), Adam Davey (Yr 10) and Megan Hughes (Yr 10). We would like as many people to come along and support our athletes as possible (refreshments will be available!), please find times of races here.

Posted on: 03/02/2010

Earlier Lunch Break

We are hosting two Year 5 Arts Days here at GTS on Wednesday, 10th and Thursday, 11th February 2010. As a result we will be having early lunch on Thursday, 11th February (only), after period 3. Times on Thursday, 11th February will be as follows:

Registration 8:55 - 9:10
P1 9:10 - 10:05
P2 10:05 - 11:05
Break 11:05 - 11:20
P3 11:20 - 12:20
Lunch 12:20 - 1:05
Registration & P4 1:05 - 2:10
P5 2:10 - 3:10

Posted on: 02/02/2010

Parental Questionnaire: Can you help us?

Every two years we carry out a Parental Perceptions Survey. The purpose of this is for you to tell us what you think of the school and how we can provide a better service to you and your children. As in previous surveys the results will be analysed by the educational consultancy that designed the questionnaire and then used in the school’s annual planning process which starts in April. The aim is to provide your children with an even better quality education during their time at Great Torrington.

A random sample of 600 pupils from all years will be provided with a questionnaire on Monday 1st February. Please can you take the time to fill in the questionnaire which you child brings home and return it to his/her tutor by Friday 12th February at the latest.

Thank you

Mike Clarke

Deputy Headteacher

Posted on: 26/01/2010

News Archive

Our School

Fixtures

09/02/2010

Rugby Year 7 & 8 v Chulmleigh

Netball Year 7 - 10 v Kingsleigh

Netball Year 7 - 10 v Chulmleigh

11/02/2010

Rugby Year 9 & 10 v Pilton

Results

03/02/2010

Basketball U16 - 18 GTS v Braunton 42

28/01/2010

Rugby Yr 7 - 59 GTS v Ilfracombe 5

Rugby Yr 8 - 5 GTS v Ilfracombe 31

21/01/2010

Football Yr 9 - 3 GTS v 1 Park

19/01/2010

Netball Yr 7 - 8 GTS v 1 South Molton

Netball Yr 7 - 10 GTS v 0 Ilfracombe

Netball Yr 8 - 3 GTS v 7 South Molton

Netball Yr 8 - 9 GTS v 4 Ilfracombe

Netball Yr 9 - 4 GTS v 3 South Molton

Netball Yr 9 - 10 GTS v 5 Ilfracombe

Netball Yr 10 - 5 GTS v 3 South Molton

16/12/2009

Basketball U16 - 9 GTS v 36 Park

10/12/2009

Girls Football U14 - 6 GTS v 2 Bideford

04/12/2009

Football Yr 7 - North Devon Schools
5 -a-side runner up

03/12/2009

Girls Football Yr 7 - 12 GTS v 0 Bideford

02/12/2009

Football Yr 9 - 5 GTS v 2 Stoke Damerel

Football Yr 11 - 1 GTS v 4 Ivybridge

24/11/2009

Rugby U14 - GTS 9th/17

19/11/2009

Girls Football U16 Devon Cup - 1 GTS v 0 Bideford

Girls Football U16 Devon Cup - 0 GTS v 0 Holsworthy

18/11/2009

Girls Football U12 - 11 GTS v 0 Braunton

Girls Football U14 - 5 GTS v 0 Braunton

17/11/2009

Football Yr 7 - 2 GTS v 3 West Exe

03/11/2009

Rugby Yr 7 - 24 GTS v 7 Queen Elizabeth

23/10/2009

N. Devon Schools Surfing - Quarter Final Qualifiers: Jack Constable, Millie Constable, Harry Constable, Hannah Trussel, Candice Peachey

21/10/2009

Cross Country Stephen Shield - 2nd

20/10/2009

Football Yr 11 - 2 GTS v 1 Pilton

Football Yr 11 - 1 GTS v 0 Park

19/10/2009

Netball U16 N. Devon Schools Netball - 5th

15/10/2009

Football Yr 11 - 7 GTS v 4 South Molton

Rugby Yr 7 - 15 GTS v 15 Holsworthy

Rugby Yr 9 - 34 GTS v 32 Holsworthy