Brixham Church of England Primary School, Brixham
Brixham Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Brixham, part of The Academies for Character and Excellence. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 5 schools in Brixham with published results, and 9,159th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Torbay (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Brixham Church of England Primary School in detail
Brixham Church of England Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Brixham Church of England Primary School. Our Vision 'Life in all its fullness' (John 10:10) is at the heart of what we do. We continually strive to develop and nurture children in our care so that they can make the most of all the opportunities in life and reach their fullest potential."
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Brixham Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Torbay and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 78% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Brixham Church of England Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 11 families put Brixham Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 20 named it as one of their preferences, for 12 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Brixham Church of England Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Brixham Church of England Primary School are Furzeham Primary School (0.5 miles, 70% reading, 85% maths); Eden Park Primary & Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good, 88% reading, 76% maths); St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 57% reading, 36% maths); and Galmpton Church of England Primary School (2.5 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 91% maths).
Brixham Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Furzeham Primary SchoolEden Park Primary & Nursery SchoolSt Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary SchoolGalmpton Church of England Primary School
The trust
Brixham Church of England Primary School is one of 20 schools run by The Academies for Character and Excellence, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 20 schools in The Academies for Character and Excellence
Who goes there
3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (90%) and Mixed (5%).
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Churston (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Community College (ne-bound), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 104 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Torbay (245).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Brixham Church of England Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Brixham Church of England Primary is a welcoming school. Staff know pupils as individuals. Parents appreciate the family feel and the care that staff show to their children. Leaders have high expectations for what pupils can achieve. They ensure that pupils are well prepared for their next steps in life.
Pupils demonstrate calm and respectful behaviour throughout the school day. They are keen to talk to visitors and are proud of their school. At playtimes, pupils are active and engage in a range of activities. Many of these involve pupils of different ages. Pupils share, take turns and show competitive spirit. Children in the early years learn successfully, both through play and exploration.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Pupils follow a broad and ambitious curriculum. Teachers, parents and pupils have a shared understanding of how the curriculum develops pupils' learning over time. Subject leaders have carefully considered the knowledge they want pupils to remember and the order in which they learn it. Leaders have planned when pupils should revisit aspects of the curriculum. This helps pupils to consolidate their understanding.
Teachers demonstrate secure subject knowledge. In most subjects, their use of assessment is planned carefully. This informs teaching and adaptions to the curriculum to tackle misconceptions. However, this is less effective in some subjects. This means that gaps in pupils' knowledge sometimes persist. In the pre-school, leaders track each child's development over time through, for example, focus weeks and 'learning stories'.
From Ofsted's July 2023 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
25.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 75% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 75% to 68% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.4
Avg class size
21.0
Infant (KS1)
27.8
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Brixham Church of England Primary School
Before and after school care
Brixham Church of England Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Torbay
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Brixham Church of England Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Little Thinkers at Furzeham Primary - Pre-school, 0.5 miles
- Butterflies Early Years Centre - Pre-school, 0.8 milesOfsted, 13 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Play Torbay - Brixham - Day nursery, 1.3 miles
Getting There
Ferry Terminals
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Brixham Church of England Primary School is in Torbay; for families living there:
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Torbay is 18 (the median across 47 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Brixham Church of England Primary School
Will you get a place at Brixham Church of England Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 11 first choices for 12 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
200 pupils
210 places
10 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Torbay council
Places available
1,357
Applications
1,000
Got 1st preference
94.2%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Torbay council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Brixham Primary planning area (Torbay) will have 434 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
27
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
19.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
187
Total Pupils
87
Boys
100
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
18.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,745
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,392
Per pupil
£1177k
Total funding
£71k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.8%
Overall absence
15.7%
Persistent absence
185
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Brixham Church of England Primary School
Questions parents ask about Brixham Church of England Primary School
What are SATs results like at Brixham Church of England Primary School?
Of the pupils at Brixham Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 65% did so in maths.
What is Brixham Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Brixham Church of England Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2023.
Is it hard to get a place at Brixham Church of England Primary School?
Brixham Church of England Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Brixham Church of England Primary School?
Classes at Brixham Church of England Primary School average 23.4 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to Brixham Church of England Primary School?
Brixham Church of England Primary School has around 187 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Brixham Church of England Primary School?
5.8% of sessions were missed at Brixham Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 15.7% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Brixham Church of England Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Brixham Church of England Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026).
How many road collisions happen near Brixham Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Torbay is 18 (the median across 47 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Brixham Church of England Primary School?
Brixham Church of England Primary School is at Higher Ranscombe Road, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 9HF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)