Shiphay Learning Academy

School Name: Shiphay Learning Academy
Address: Exe Hill, Shiphay
Town/City: Torquay
County: Devon
Postcode: TQ2 7NF
Telephone Number: 01803 613556
Website: www.shiphay.com

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: Riviera Education Trust

Headteacher: Mrs Kate Lee
Capacity: 420
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 373 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 89% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 17.9%

URN: 136659
DfE Number: 880/2468
UKPRN: 10033376
UPRN: 100041054030
Region: South West (E12000009)
District: Torbay (E06000027)
Constituency: Torbay (E14001551)
Electoral Ward: Shiphay (E05012267)

Easting & Northing: 289088E, 65688N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 28' 52.04" N 3° 33' 52.13" W
Plus Code: 9C2RFCJP+C6

DfE Record: View record

1. Sherwell Valley Primary School (0.6km)
2. Torquay Boys' Grammar School (0.7km)
3. Torquay Girls' Grammar School (0.9km)
4. Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School (1.1km)
5. Torre Church of England Academy (1.5km)
6. Torquay Academy (1.6km)
7. The Lodestar Academy (1.7km)
8. Lift Barton Hill (2.0km)
9. Cockington Primary School (2.1km)
10. Upton St James CofE Primary School (2.3km)

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• Roselands Primary School

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