Brayton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 26 2024 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
- North Yorkshire
- Unique reference
- 143138
- Address
- Doncaster Road, YO8 9QS
- Website
- www.braytonacademy.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 932 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.5%
- Persistent absence
- 12.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
White British 85.3%
Other White 5.4%
Unclassified 4.2%
Mixed 1.8%
African 1%
Indian 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 71%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.3
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.01
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 40 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 45 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 44 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 159 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 155 |
Admissions
Brayton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 217
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 220
- 3rd preference
- 53
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 204 126 78 |
| Year 8 | 214 110 104 |
| Year 9 | 178 87 91 |
| Year 10 | 174 95 79 |
| Year 11 | 162 84 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 77.0% 35.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 34.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 4.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.0% 3.0% |