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Brixham College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Higher Ranscombe Road, Brixham TQ5 9HF · brixhamcollege.co.uk · 033 3360 2250

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
36.7
average Attainment 8 score. Torbay 47.4, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,012
96% of 1,050 places
Local authority
Torbay
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
32.6%
First language not English
4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 115 families put the school first and 134 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 178 (Places 198)178September 2023: 173 (Places 199)173September 2024: 185 (Places 202)185September 2025: 140 (Places 169)140September 2026: 115 (Places 134)115Places 134
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261341150.999%
September 2025Sept 20251691400.899%
September 2024Sept 20242021850.996%
September 2023Sept 20231991730.998%
September 2022Sept 20221981780.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.7, and 22.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Torbay it was 47.4, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (23.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 44.4 (England 46.3)44.42017/18: 37.7 (England 46.5)37.72018/19: 38.9 (England 46.7)38.92021/22: 36.9 (England 48.8)36.92022/23: 40.8 (England 46.3)40.82023/24: 37.2 (England 45.9)37.22024/25: 36.7 (England 46.0)36.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼36.746.0
▼22.4%45.4%
▼49.7%64.8%
▼13.7%40.5%
▼2.924.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form32.4+3.6
Further education54.9+1.1
Other education1.6−4
Apprenticeship2.2−0.9
Employment3.8+2.5
Not in a lasting destination3.3−1.1
Activity not captured1.6−1.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 22.9 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 25.2 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 25.6 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 30.9 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 29.7 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 33.1 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 24.8 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 23.1 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
48 studentsD+ (23.1)Below average -0.59
48 studentsD+ (23)Below average -0.58
13 studentsDist- (30.9)Average -0.16
9.4%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2442D+ (24.8)-0.03
2022/2341C+ (33.1)—
2021/2247C (29.7)—
2018/1956C (30.9)+0.22
2017/1840C- (25.6)+0.19
2016/1763C- (25.2)+0.07
2015/1662D+ (22.9)-0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University37.5−3.8
Further and other education6.3+1.6
Further education4.2+1
Other education2.1+0.5
Apprenticeship6.3+4.7
Employment27.1−1.5
Not in a lasting destination22.9+16.6

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Brixham College on 31 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
31 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2017Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Sept 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

52% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (144 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
52%
Positive
40%
Replies
144
14% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼52% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼64% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼38% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼41% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼52% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼39% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼42% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 93% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼24% agreeEngland 43%

based on 42 parents (29%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼25% agreeEngland 63%

based on 36 parents (25%) with SEND

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