Torquay Boys' Grammar School is a selective boys grammar school in Torquay, Devon, England. As of January 2012, it had 1,113 students. The school was founded in 1904 and celebrated its centenary in 2004. It has six houses named after famous British mariners.
Notable alumni include Members of Parliament, international rowers, clergymen, a recent player for the England cricket team & the artist Ben Howard.
It is situated in Shiphay, south of the Torbay District Hospital, not far from the A3022 and Torre railway station.
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