Braunton Academy

State-Funded School

braunton-academy-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

North DevonConstituency

EX33 2BPPostcode

8.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Braunton Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 828 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 53.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 61.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.62

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

828

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 828
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 5 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Sept 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.