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Brunel School

170b Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 2AL

Ofsted: Expected

Independent

Phase

63

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from The Brunel Academy (URN 143552) since 1 September 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 9 June 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
1.5 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
0.0% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
0.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
0.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
0.1 nat4.1
Cohort Size
14

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
48
Boys
40 (83%)
Girls
8 (17%)
Capacity
63 (76% full)
SEND
100.0%
FSM Eligible
87.5%
EAL
0.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
100.0%
SEN Support
0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
5.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.6
Budget per Pupil
£42,333/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
42.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
87.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy special sponsor led
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 97.9%
  • White Other: 2.1%

97.9%

White British

2.1%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

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170b Torquay Road

Paignton, South West

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Administrative

URN
150616
UKPRN
10094349
Establishment No.
7002
Trust
SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST

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