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Brymore Academy
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–17 · Sponsored academy
Cannington, Bridgwater TA5 2NB · brymoreacademy.co.uk · 01278 652369
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 327
- 93% of 350 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.7%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 34 places were offered; 56% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 34 | 61 | 1.8▲ | 56% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 33 | 63 | 1.9▲ | 52% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 31 | 70 | 2.3▲ | 44% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 33 | 75 | 2.3▲ | 43% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 32 | 62 | 1.9▲ | 52% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44, and 35.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Somerset it was 43.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44 | 46 | ||
| ▼35.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.54 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 4.9 | −2.9 |
| Further education | 68.9 | +23.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 13.1 | −8.8 |
| Employment | 8.2 | +5.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.6 | −7.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Brymore Academy was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (138 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 138
- 40% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 76 parents (55%) with SEND