School Summary
The Spires College
Girls: 560
Total Pupils: 1109
Opened:
Principal: Alex Newton
The Spires College
Westlands Lane
Torquay
Devon
TQ1 3PE
Telephone: 01803400660
Website: http://thespirescollege.com
AccreditationExpiryDate:
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AdmissionsPolicy (code): 4
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
CloseDate:
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DateOfLastInspectionVisit:
Diocese (code): 0000
Diocese (name): Not applicable
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EBD (name): Not applicable
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EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
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NextInspectionVisit:
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NumberOfBoys: 549
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NurseryProvision (name): No Nursery Classes
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OfstedLastInsp: 16-11-2022
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Town: Torquay
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rating: 2.7
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reviews: [{"publishTime":"2022-11-11T16:02:30Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"8 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Terrible school. Unprofessional staff who seem to bully pupils. Some students too scared to attend certain lessons due to the teacher. Confiscating people\u00e2\u0080\u0099s own property for days as it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s part of their \u00e2\u0080\u0098policy\u00e2\u0080\u0099. I saw endless bullying amongst students and even some staff that caused people to leave the school. A change of uniform, new head teacher and calling themselves a \u00e2\u0080\u0098College\u00e2\u0080\u0099 does not make them any better I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m afraid. Avoid at all costs.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Terrible school. Unprofessional staff who seem to bully pupils. Some students too scared to attend certain lessons due to the teacher. Confiscating people\u00e2\u0080\u0099s own property for days as it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s part of their \u00e2\u0080\u0098policy\u00e2\u0080\u0099. I saw endless bullying amongst students and even some staff that caused people to leave the school. A change of uniform, new head teacher and calling themselves a \u00e2\u0080\u0098College\u00e2\u0080\u0099 does not make them any better I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m afraid. Avoid at all costs.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Ellie S","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/102455657940732073879\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtclYHJ7OA7hXKMUwX7Qb9T1zph_i3-zOlAmvZek0Xj6=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"}},{"publishTime":"2022-11-11T16:51:00Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"8 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Was there for 7 years, wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t go back if you paid me. School full of power hungry, venomous teachers. Tend to cover things up rather than sorting them out. Extremely toxic environment. Needs a huge change over or to be closed down. Being called \u00e2\u0080\u009cspires\u00e2\u0080\u009d as opposed to \u00e2\u0080\u009cWestlands\u00e2\u0080\u009d evidently, doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t change anything.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Was there for 7 years, wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t go back if you paid me. School full of power hungry, venomous teachers. Tend to cover things up rather than sorting them out. Extremely toxic environment. Needs a huge change over or to be closed down. Being called \u00e2\u0080\u009cspires\u00e2\u0080\u009d as opposed to \u00e2\u0080\u009cWestlands\u00e2\u0080\u009d evidently, doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t change anything.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Molly Grace","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/100947352381939057801\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMSNrzpx6g3gRwYUFJ_5tj4LOu3IOwsrRpJgvxzG3e2EyX0=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"}},{"publishTime":"2019-12-01T22:43:36Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 years ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"Excellent teachers and students. The only downfall is that we don't have a playing field, we have to walk up to Quinta Playing Fields and that takes time out of our lessons to walk up there. The food is awesome, the staff who work behind the canteen are so helpful and happy and kind. The Friday special is chicken and that is all I look forward to in the week and (it's the last day of 'The Spires College'). My heads of years are so helpful and kind and understanding your problem is not a issue to them, you can go to them with anything that is worrying you and more, and they will help you and make you feel better in days. I give the spires a\n4 star rating","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Excellent teachers and students. The only downfall is that we don't have a playing field, we have to walk up to Quinta Playing Fields and that takes time out of our lessons to walk up there. The food is awesome, the staff who work behind the canteen are so helpful and happy and kind. The Friday special is chicken and that is all I look forward to in the week and (it's the last day of 'The Spires College'). My heads of years are so helpful and kind and understanding your problem is not a issue to them, you can go to them with anything that is worrying you and more, and they will help you and make you feel better in days. I give the spires a\n4 star rating","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Darren Corbett","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/105541216848926200929\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMT0QutFFUI3dd6xzmOxnrUOVlF71IU4COI3F0HeQdbUIS0=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"}},{"publishTime":"2022-11-11T15:29:05Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"8 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"A friend of mine was treated appalling by fellow teachers. Left in tears and massive safeguarding issues","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"A friend of mine was treated appalling by fellow teachers. Left in tears and massive safeguarding issues","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Isabel Parsons","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107371619345148083316\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMRTIkSBJVJLoLthpPKSfim6SFvsOaQkdcFKlk7Q9rrfSIY4=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"}},{"publishTime":"2018-05-19T09:53:24Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"This school allows atrocious and extremely hateful forms of bullying and violence to happen. The staff and teachers leave it to injustice as the teachers never do anything about the bullying so they let their students afflict the people who have been through enough and flood them with unbearable insults that they cant stand. Also in many cases, the teachers will mutter extremely harmful and hateful, violent speech aimed directly towards those that they have been watching all along because they don't want some students to succeed simply because of their race\/gender\/appearance.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"This school allows atrocious and extremely hateful forms of bullying and violence to happen. The staff and teachers leave it to injustice as the teachers never do anything about the bullying so they let their students afflict the people who have been through enough and flood them with unbearable insults that they cant stand. Also in many cases, the teachers will mutter extremely harmful and hateful, violent speech aimed directly towards those that they have been watching all along because they don't want some students to succeed simply because of their race\/gender\/appearance.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"dev 123","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/103752302084886472184\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtfoR6wgqoRtv8frpxTCNxve8D2IrN2nf4Mfwv1MvyWZ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"}}]
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Confiscating people\u00e2\u0080\u0099s own property for days as it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s part of their \u00e2\u0080\u0098policy\u00e2\u0080\u0099. I saw endless bullying amongst students and even some staff that caused people to leave the school. A change of uniform, new head teacher and calling themselves a \u00e2\u0080\u0098College\u00e2\u0080\u0099 does not make them any better I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m afraid. Avoid at all costs.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Ellie S","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/102455657940732073879\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtclYHJ7OA7hXKMUwX7Qb9T1zph_i3-zOlAmvZek0Xj6=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"}},{"publishTime":"2022-11-11T16:51:00Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"8 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Was there for 7 years, wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t go back if you paid me. School full of power hungry, venomous teachers. Tend to cover things up rather than sorting them out. Extremely toxic environment. Needs a huge change over or to be closed down. Being called \u00e2\u0080\u009cspires\u00e2\u0080\u009d as opposed to \u00e2\u0080\u009cWestlands\u00e2\u0080\u009d evidently, doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t change anything.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Was there for 7 years, wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t go back if you paid me. School full of power hungry, venomous teachers. Tend to cover things up rather than sorting them out. Extremely toxic environment. Needs a huge change over or to be closed down. Being called \u00e2\u0080\u009cspires\u00e2\u0080\u009d as opposed to \u00e2\u0080\u009cWestlands\u00e2\u0080\u009d evidently, doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t change anything.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Molly Grace","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/100947352381939057801\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMSNrzpx6g3gRwYUFJ_5tj4LOu3IOwsrRpJgvxzG3e2EyX0=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"}},{"publishTime":"2019-12-01T22:43:36Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 years ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"Excellent teachers and students. The only downfall is that we don't have a playing field, we have to walk up to Quinta Playing Fields and that takes time out of our lessons to walk up there. The food is awesome, the staff who work behind the canteen are so helpful and happy and kind. The Friday special is chicken and that is all I look forward to in the week and (it's the last day of 'The Spires College'). My heads of years are so helpful and kind and understanding your problem is not a issue to them, you can go to them with anything that is worrying you and more, and they will help you and make you feel better in days. I give the spires a\n4 star rating","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Excellent teachers and students. The only downfall is that we don't have a playing field, we have to walk up to Quinta Playing Fields and that takes time out of our lessons to walk up there. The food is awesome, the staff who work behind the canteen are so helpful and happy and kind. The Friday special is chicken and that is all I look forward to in the week and (it's the last day of 'The Spires College'). My heads of years are so helpful and kind and understanding your problem is not a issue to them, you can go to them with anything that is worrying you and more, and they will help you and make you feel better in days. I give the spires a\n4 star rating","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Darren Corbett","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/105541216848926200929\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMT0QutFFUI3dd6xzmOxnrUOVlF71IU4COI3F0HeQdbUIS0=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"}},{"publishTime":"2022-11-11T15:29:05Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"8 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"A friend of mine was treated appalling by fellow teachers. Left in tears and massive safeguarding issues","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"A friend of mine was treated appalling by fellow teachers. Left in tears and massive safeguarding issues","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Isabel Parsons","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107371619345148083316\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMRTIkSBJVJLoLthpPKSfim6SFvsOaQkdcFKlk7Q9rrfSIY4=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"}},{"publishTime":"2018-05-19T09:53:24Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"This school allows atrocious and extremely hateful forms of bullying and violence to happen. The staff and teachers leave it to injustice as the teachers never do anything about the bullying so they let their students afflict the people who have been through enough and flood them with unbearable insults that they cant stand. Also in many cases, the teachers will mutter extremely harmful and hateful, violent speech aimed directly towards those that they have been watching all along because they don't want some students to succeed simply because of their race\/gender\/appearance.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"This school allows atrocious and extremely hateful forms of bullying and violence to happen. The staff and teachers leave it to injustice as the teachers never do anything about the bullying so they let their students afflict the people who have been through enough and flood them with unbearable insults that they cant stand. Also in many cases, the teachers will mutter extremely harmful and hateful, violent speech aimed directly towards those that they have been watching all along because they don't want some students to succeed simply because of their race\/gender\/appearance.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"dev 123","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/103752302084886472184\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtfoR6wgqoRtv8frpxTCNxve8D2IrN2nf4Mfwv1MvyWZ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"}}]
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