Brayton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 12 2019 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
- 894 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.2%
- Persistent absence
- 15.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
White British 88.5%
Other White 5.3%
Mixed 1.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
African 0.9%
Other Asian 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.69
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.5
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.46
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 4 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 101 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 100 |
Admissions
Brayton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 228
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 183
- 2nd preference
- 201
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 183
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 226 116 110 |
| Year 8 | 173 88 85 |
| Year 9 | 169 96 73 |
| Year 10 | 176 89 87 |
| Year 11 | 150 71 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 84.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 62.0% 31.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 40.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 11.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |