Brixham College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 10 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Unique reference
- 137755
- Address
- Higher Ranscombe Road, TQ5 9HF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1053 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.4%
- Persistent absence
- 32.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 90.3%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 3.4%
Indian 0.8%
African 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 26%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.7
Local authority average 47.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.91
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 17 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 25 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 38 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Brixham College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 169
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 211 104 107 |
| Year 8 | 211 94 117 |
| Year 9 | 210 114 96 |
| Year 10 | 156 81 75 |
| Year 11 | 163 81 82 |
| Year 12 | 54 13 41 |
| Year 13 | 48 22 26 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 88.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 60.0% 48.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 27.0% 39.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 52.0% 52.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 10.0% 21.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 4.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.6% 2.4% |