Brixham College

State-Funded School

brixham-college-torbay-south-west

South WestRegion

TorbayLocal Authority

South DevonConstituency

TQ5 9HFPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Brixham College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Torbay, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,012 pupils. Brixham College is part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 31 Mar 2026 · published 19 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 22.4%
EBacc average point score: 2.92

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,012

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,012
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Nov 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
23 May 2014	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.