Devon Grammar School Directory
Devon Grammar SchoolsComplete 11 Plus Guide.
Complete list of all 8 selective grammar schools across Devon. School details, 11 Plus test information for Plymouth, Torbay, and East Devon, addresses, entry requirements, and preparation advice.
8
Grammar Schools
1,100+
Year 7 Places
3
Test Areas
3
Test Providers
About the Devon 11+
Three Test Areas, Three Providers
Devon has 8 grammar schools across three geographic clusters — Plymouth, Torbay, and East Devon. There is no single Devon-wide consortium. Each area has its own test provider and admissions process, meaning children can sit tests for schools in more than one area.
Plymouth uses Quest Assessments (English & Maths). Torbay uses GL Assessment (English & Maths — no VR/NVR). Colyton Grammar uses FSCE (English, Maths & Creative Writing). All tests are sat in September of Year 6 with no fixed pass marks — places are allocated by rank order of scores.
Exam Board
3 Test Providers
- 8 Grammar Schools
- 1,100+ Year 7 Places
- 3 Test Areas
2027 entry · verified August 2026
Devon key dates — three separate admissions areas
Devon has no shared test. The schools fall into three groups — Colyton, the Torbay pair and the Plymouth pair — each with its own exam and its own registration. A child applying across groups sits more than one test.
Colyton — Paper 1
12 Sept 2026
Uses Quest Assessments.
Torbay pair
19 Sept 2026
Torquay Boys' and Torquay Girls' share one GL test covering English and Maths. Register 1 March – 15 July 2026.
Plymouth pair
12 & 19 Sept 2026
Devonport High for Girls and Plymouth High for Girls. Register 27 April – 31 August 2026.
School Directory
All Devon Grammar Schools
Every selective grammar school in Devon, grouped by area. Includes addresses, Year 7 intake numbers, test providers, and key information for 11 Plus families.
Plymouth
3 SchoolsDevonport High School for Boys
Founded in 1896 by Alonzo Rider, one of Plymouth's oldest grammar schools originally serving boys seeking careers in the Royal Navy, engineering, and civil service. Approximately 1,150 pupils with a strong STEM tradition. Academy status since 2011. Catchment covers southwest Devon and southeast Cornwall. Co-educational sixth form available. Also requires a writing paper alongside English and Maths.
- Address
- Paradise Road, Stoke, Plymouth, PL1 5QP
- Year 7 Places
- ~180 places
- Test
- Quest (English, Maths + Writing)
Devonport High School for Girls
Established in 1908 as a girls' secondary school in the Peverell area of Plymouth. Academy converter with consistently strong academic results across all key stages. Co-educational sixth form. Part of the Plymouth grammar schools consortium sharing the same Quest Assessment test with one registration covering all three Plymouth schools.
- Address
- Lyndhurst Road, Peverell, Plymouth, PL2 3DL
- Year 7 Places
- ~158 places
- Test
- Quest (English + Maths)
Plymouth High School for Girls
The oldest Devon grammar school, founded in 1874 as part of the Devon and Cornwall Girls' School Company. Recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. Part of the TSAT (Ted Wragg) Multi-Academy Trust. Located near Plymouth city centre with co-educational sixth form and a long tradition of academic excellence.
- Address
- St Lawrence Road, North Hill, Plymouth, PL4 6HT
- Year 7 Places
- ~120 places
- Test
- Quest (English + Maths)
Torbay
4 SchoolsTorquay Boys' Grammar School
Founded in 1904 and located in the Shiphay area near Torbay Hospital. Academy converter with a strong academic reputation across the Torbay area. Part of the Torbay grammar schools consortium — one GL Assessment test covers applications to all Torbay selective schools. Co-educational sixth form.
- Address
- Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay, TQ2 7EL
- Year 7 Places
- ~150 places
- Test
- GL Assessment (English + Maths)
Torquay Girls' Grammar School
Founded in 1915 and located adjacent to the boys' grammar school in Shiphay. Academy converter and consistently one of the highest-performing state schools in Devon. Part of the Torbay consortium sharing the same GL Assessment test for all Torbay grammar schools.
- Address
- Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay, TQ2 7DY
- Year 7 Places
- ~160 places
- Test
- GL Assessment (English + Maths)
Churston Ferrers Grammar School
Founded in 1957, the newest of the Devon grammar schools and the only co-educational grammar in the Torbay area. Located near Brixham in southern Torbay. Academy converter. Named after the local area of Churston Ferrers. Part of the Torbay consortium sharing the same GL Assessment test.
- Address
- Greenway Road, Brixham, TQ5 0LN
- Year 7 Places
- ~130 places
- Test
- GL Assessment (English + Maths)
The Spires College
A bilateral school with two streams: a selective grammar stream (~60 places allocated based on the Torbay 11+ results) and a comprehensive stream. Around 1,150 pupils total. Uses the same GL Assessment test as the other Torbay grammar schools. Offers a grammar school education within a wider comprehensive setting.
- Address
- Westlands Lane, Torquay, TQ1 3PE
- Selective Places
- ~60 selective of total intake
- Test
- GL Assessment (English + Maths)
East Devon
1 SchoolColyton Grammar School
One of the oldest schools in England, founded in 1546 by local merchants. A co-educational grammar school and academy often cited as one of the top-performing state schools nationally. Located in the small village of Colyford in rural East Devon. Draws pupils from a very wide catchment area across Devon, Dorset, and Somerset. Tests independently with FSCE including a creative writing component.
- Address
- Colyford, Colyton, Devon, EX24 6HN
- Year 7 Places
- ~155 places
- Test
- FSCE (English, Maths, Creative Writing)
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Devon grammar schools use three different test providers across three areas. Plymouth schools (DHSB, DHSG, PHSG) use Quest Assessments testing English and Maths. Torbay schools (TBGS, TGGS, Churston Ferrers, The Spires) use GL Assessment testing English and Maths only — no verbal or non-verbal reasoning. Colyton Grammar School uses FSCE testing English, Maths, and Creative Writing across three papers.
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