Brunel School

Type Special School / Academy special sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address 170b Torquay Road
Paignton
Devon
TQ3 2AL
Phone 01803665522
Reference Number 150616

General Makeup

Number of pupils 54
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 87.04%
Girls: 12.96%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 79.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 6 Unknown 6
8 6 Unknown 6
9 11 2 13
10 14 3 17
11 10 2 12

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.6%
White, Other 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.9%
White & Asian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Description Report

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
1.1 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 0% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 0% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Name Distance
Oldway Primary School
Higher Polsham Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 2SY
0.23 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Cecil Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 2SH
0.3 miles
Curledge Street Academy
Curledge Street, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 5BA
0.7 miles
St Michael's Church of England Academy
Fisher Street, Paignton, TQ4 5EW
0.84 miles
Preston Primary School
Old Paignton Road, Livermead, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 6UY
0.86 miles
Hayes School
Hayes Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 5PJ
1.08 miles
Kings Ash Academy
Pimm Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 3XA
1.11 miles
Roselands Primary School
Lynmouth Avenue, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7RQ
1.76 miles
Marldon Church of England Primary School
Marldon Cross Hill, Marldon, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 1PD
1.84 miles
Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School
Blagdon Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 3YA
1.87 miles
Cockington Primary School
Old Mill Road, Torquay, TQ2 6AP
1.88 miles
Sherwell Valley Primary School
Hawkins Avenue, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 6ES
2.25 miles
White Rock Primary School
Davies Avenue, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7AW
2.25 miles
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School
Queensway, Chelston, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 6DB
2.26 miles
Torre Church of England Academy
Barton Road, Torre C of E Academy, Barton Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4DN
2.48 miles
Upton St James CofE Primary School
St James Road, Upton, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4AZ
2.55 miles
Ellacombe Church of England Academy
Ellacombe Church Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1TG
2.6 miles
Shiphay Learning Academy
Exe Hill, Shiphay, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7NF
2.6 miles
Warberry CofE Academy
Cedars Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1SB
2.71 miles
Homelands Primary School
Westhill Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4NT
3.03 miles
Name Distance
Preston Bridge School
1 Lower Polsham Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 2AF
0.18 miles
Paignton Academy
Waterleat Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 3WA
1.29 miles
Cambian Devon School
Intek House, 52 Borough Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7DQ
1.68 miles
South Devon College
Vantage Point, Long Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7EJ
2.21 miles
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7EL
2.32 miles
Torquay Girls Grammar School
30 Shiphay Lane, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7DY
2.41 miles
Torquay Academy
Cricketfield Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7NU
2.74 miles
The Spires College
Westlands Lane, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 3PE
2.88 miles
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Trumlands Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4RN
3.2 miles
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
Greenway Road, Churston Ferrers, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 0LN
3.25 miles
Combe Pafford School
Steps Lane, Watcombe, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 8NL
3.93 miles
Mayfield School
Moor Lane, Watcombe, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 8NH
4.07 miles
Brixham College
Higher Ranscombe Road, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 9HF
4.25 miles
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