Brixham Church of England Primary SchoolFurzeham Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Brixham.

Summary of the comparison

Brixham Church of England Primary School and Furzeham Primary School are primary schools in Brixham.

  • Brixham Church of England Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Furzeham Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Brixham Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Brixham Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Furzeham Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 58.0% for Brixham Church of England Primary School and 63.0% for Furzeham Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Brixham Church of England Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Brixham Church of England Primary School versus Furzeham Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BrixhamBrixham Church of England Primary SchoolBrixhamFurzeham Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC66/100
Local ranking3rd of 31 in Torbay Stronger figure26th of 31 in Torbay
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll216 248
Capacity252 280
LocationBrixham, TQ5 9HF Brixham, TQ5 8BL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% 63.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census216 248
Free school meals (ever 6)26.4% 26.0%
English as an additional language3.7% 4.0%
SEN support11.1% 11.3%
SEN with an EHC plan5.1% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% 5.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.7% 11.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Brixham Church of England Primary School

Furzeham Primary School

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