Braunton Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Braunton, EX33 2BP
- Distance
- 11.7km away
The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy
Worth Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 9JB
Local ranking6th of 41 secondary schools in Devon
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 13 January 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 52.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 79.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 182
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 73.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 9.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 75.0%
- Higher education
- 42.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 25.0%
- Not sustained
- 20.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
40.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
46
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 28.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 31.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 122
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1011
- Boys
- 500 (49%)
- Girls
- 516 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (85% full)
- SEND
- 16.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 25.1%
- EAL
- 2.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.7%
- SEN Support
- 13.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 60.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,708/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
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 92.9%
- White Other: 2.5%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Other: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- White Irish: 0.3%
92.9%
White British
2.5%
White Other
0.8%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Worth Road
Ilfracombe, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 139553
- UKPRN
- 10041371
- Establishment No.
- 4001
- Trust
- ATHENA LEARNING TRUST
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