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Combe Pafford School
Steps Lane, Watcombe, TQ2 8NL
Academy special converter for ages 8–19 in Watcombe. Mixed intake.
Combe Pafford School is an academy special school in Torquay for boys and girls aged 8 to 19. It has sixth-form provision and special classes, with SEN provision for moderate learning difficulty. Ofsted rated it Good at its last full inspection (2015), a rating now more than eleven years old.
The school says it provides education for students with moderate learning difficulties, physical difficulties, autism or complex needs. It describes academic and vocational qualifications tailored to pupils' needs, a Post 16 vocational pathway and work experience intended to support the next phase of students' lives.
Ages 8–19 · All-through
257 pupils · On roll
Academy special converter · Mixed