Schools in Brixham

How many schools are there in Brixham?

Brixham has 7 open schools: 5 state primary and 2 state secondary or all-through.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Brixham are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Brixham was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Galmpton Church of England Primary School. Counting Good as well, 83% of the 6 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Galmpton Church of England Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Brixham get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Brixham with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 67.3 and 93% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Brixham College, with an Attainment 8 score of 37.5 and 23% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Churston Ferrers Grammar School AcademyBrixham College

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Brixham have the best SATs results?

Of the 5 primary schools in Brixham with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Galmpton Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 91% in maths); Eden Park Primary & Nursery School (88% in reading, 76% in maths); and Furzeham Primary School (70% in reading, 85% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Galmpton Church of England Primary SchoolEden Park Primary & Nursery SchoolFurzeham Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Brixham?

Yes. Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy is a state grammar school in Brixham. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Brixham have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Brixham have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Torbay allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Brixham?

Apply to Torbay through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.