Brixham Church of England Primary School

Brixham Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspected categories. The school, which has not been inspected before this report, has made significant strides since it became an academy in 2020. With a strong emphasis on individual attention, the staff foster a welcoming environment that parents and pupils commend. Leaders maintain high expectations, ensuring students are well-prepared for future educational paths and that essential skills, particularly in reading, are a priority across all year groups.

Strengths

• Welcoming environment where staff know pupils as individuals.
• High expectations set by leaders for pupil achievement.
• Calm and respectful behaviour demonstrated by pupils.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum is well understood by teachers, parents, and pupils.
• Supportive environment for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Strong emphasis on reading as a gateway to success.
• Engagement with parents through events like coffee mornings.
• Supportive and approachable leadership, fostering staff pride.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers struggle to effectively use assessment to address misconceptions in certain subjects.
• Limited range of extra-curricular activities available for pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Brixham Church of England Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Brixham Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Brixham Church of England Primary School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.4% of pupils at Brixham Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Brixham Church of England Primary School received £6,711 and spent £7,452 for each of its 218 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £129,000 (£590 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of The Academies for Character and Excellence, income was £6,628 and spending £6,807 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Brixham Church of England Primary School is part of The Academies for Character and Excellence, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Galmpton Church of England Primary School Brixham
• Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School Paignton
• Torre Church of England Academy Torquay
• Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School Totnes
• Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School Totnes
• Shaldon Primary School Teignmouth
• Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School Exeter
• St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Exeter
• Newtown Primary School Exeter
• Stockland Church of England Primary Academy Honiton

What is Brixham Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brixham Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Brixham Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Brixham Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Brixham Church of England Primary School have?

Brixham Church of England Primary School has 187 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brixham Church of England Primary School cover?

Brixham Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Brixham Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brixham Church of England Primary School?

Brixham Church of England Primary School is at Higher Ranscombe Road, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 9HF.