Notable Former Pupils
See also: Category:People educated at Torquay Boys' Grammar School- Raymond Cattell, psychologist Pioneer of psychometric testing
- Very Reverend Neil Collings
- Hiley Edwards (1951–2009), cricketer who played for and captained Devon County Cricket Club
- Rt Rev Lawrence Edward Luscombe, Bishop of Brechin 1975-90, Primus of Scotland 1985-1990
- Maj Harry Robinson, World War II veteran and DSO recipient
- Adrian Sanders, Liberal Democrat MP since 1997 for Torbay
- Dr Bill Strang CBE, Chief Engineer from 1960-7, and Technical Director from 1967-71 at the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC), and hence headed the design team of Concorde (with Lucien Servanty) as its UK Technical Director from 1966-77
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