Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
B71
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Brixham, TQ5 0LN
- Distance
- 3.6km away
Brixham College
Higher Ranscombe Road, Brixham, TQ5 9HF
Local ranking8th of 8 secondary schools in Torbay
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 31 March 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 37.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 22.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 49.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 158
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 70.0%
- Higher education
- 32.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 27.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D+
Avg A-Level Grade
23.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
23.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
48
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 9.4% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 104
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1053
- Boys
- 482 (48%)
- Girls
- 530 (52%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (96% full)
- SEND
- 17.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 30.6%
- EAL
- 3.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.9%
- SEN Support
- 12.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 60.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,996/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 33.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.5%
- White Other: 3.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.2%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
- Mixed Other: 0.4%
- Asian Chinese: 0.4%
90.5%
White British
3.4%
White Other
1.7%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Higher Ranscombe Road
Brixham, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 137755
- UKPRN
- 10035994
- Establishment No.
- 4118
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
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