Brunel School
Academy special sponsor led · Mixed · Torbay
170b Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 2AL
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 04/02/2020
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
57.2%
87.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
64
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
63 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Vikki Alden
- Address
- 170b Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 2AL
- Phone
- 01803665522
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Ward / constituency
- Preston · Torbay
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 150616
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 77% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST
64 pupils · 63 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
09 June 2026
Academy First Section 5 · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 20
04 February 2020
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 64 pupils
Attendance
57.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
42.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
87.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
40.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
18.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 1.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.06 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 14 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.