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Free schools · 242 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.1
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Braunton Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 828of 840 places
- Free school meals
- 15.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 152
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 5 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Braunton School and Community College (URN 113508, until 1 April 2012).
What the data says
Braunton Academy has no sixth form. Of the 151 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 79% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 97% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 53.7 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Devon, with 61% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Braunton Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Devon and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Braunton Academy | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 151 | 7,192 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 23% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 79% | 56% | 37% |
| — other education | 6% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Braunton Academy | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 53.7 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 32% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.62 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 11% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 45.2 | 32.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.7 | 49.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 6% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 152 | 100% | 88% | 30% | 22% | 84% |
| English Language | 152 | 100% | 89% | 23% | 20% | 82% |
| English Literature | 151 | 99% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 77% |
| Statistics | 148 | 97% | 5% | 18% | 20% | 78% |
| Geography | 88 | 58% | 41% | 30% | 25% | 77% |
| Biology | 80 | 53% | 23% | 49% | 45% | 99% |
| Physics | 79 | 52% | 23% | 43% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 78 | 51% | 23% | 44% | 47% | 96% |
| Combined Science | 71 | 47% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 54% |
| History | 62 | 41% | 41% | 27% | 26% | 69% |
| Fine Art | 54 | 36% | 9% | 19% | 28% | 81% |
| Physical Education | 49 | 32% | 11% | 31% | 24% | 71% |
| French | 46 | 30% | 18% | 37% | 29% | 78% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 38 | 25% | 8% | 34% | 21% | 92% |
| Religious Studies | 28 | 18% | 31% | 18% | 32% | 79% |
| Music | 19 | 13% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 74% |
| Drama | 19 | 13% | 7% | 26% | 27% | 74% |
| Design and Technology | 17 | 11% | 11% | 18% | 23% | 88% |
| German | 13 | 9% | 5% | 23% | 33% | 85% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 1% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 24 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 24 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 23 | — | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 6 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Devon
Axe Valley Academy
Academy sponsor led · 741 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.2
Bideford College
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,455 pupils
71% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7
Chulmleigh Community College
Academy converter · 735 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.1
Clyst Vale Community College
Academy converter · sixth form · 944 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.5
Colyton Grammar School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,083 pupils
98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 78.8
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.