Brunel School
Ofsted: Expected
- Type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Location
- Paignton, TQ3 2AL
- Distance
- 0.1km away
The Brunel Academy
170b Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Independent
Phase
55
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
School history and successor
Closed on 31 August 2023 and continues as Brunel School (URN 150616) (opened 1 September 2023). Its page carries this history forward.
Year:
GCSE Results
2022-23- Average Attainment 8
- 1.5 nat46.3
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat45.0%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat65.0%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0% nat39.0%
- EBacc APS
- 0.1 nat4.0
- Cohort Size
- 10
Destinations
After GCSE 2022-23
Pupil Demographics
2022-23- Total Pupils
- 55
- Boys
- 49 (89%)
- Girls
- 6 (11%)
- Capacity
- 55 (100% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 89.1%
- EAL
- 0.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 98.2%
- SEN Support
- 1.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 3.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £29,073/yr
Attendance & Absence
2022-23- Overall Absence Rate
- 52.3% nat6.8%
- Persistent Absence
- 92.6% nat18.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 88.9%
- White Other: 5.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.9%
88.9%
White British
5.6%
White Other
3.7%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
170b Torquay Road
Paignton, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 143552
- UKPRN
- 10061628
- Establishment No.
- 7000
Often compared with
Parents weighing up The Brunel Academy usually look at the nearest comparable schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.
- Brunel School
Paignton · 0.1km away
- Preston Bridge School
0.3km away
- D47Oldway Primary School
Paignton · 0.4km away
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