Braunton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 29 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 138041
- Address
- Barton Lane, EX33 2BP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 810 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.2%
- Persistent absence
- 23.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
White British 89.9%
Other White 3.7%
Other 3%
Mixed 1.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
African 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.29
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.4
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.55
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 143 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 140 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 34 |
Admissions
Braunton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 83 98 |
| Year 8 | 182 99 83 |
| Year 9 | 150 77 73 |
| Year 10 | 154 81 73 |
| Year 11 | 143 70 73 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 80.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 76.0% 55.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 22.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 6.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |