Academy converter · Torbay

Brixham College

11–18Ages
1,012Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137755URN

Higher Ranscombe Road, Brixham, TQ5 9HF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Torbay median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in TorbaySelective

224 applications for 134 places · 6th of 8 in Torbay

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.5of 90

Torbay 45.1 England 46.0

8th of 8 in Torbay

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 31 March 2026Published 19 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision			Needs attention
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

31 March 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention
10 October 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Torbay median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

224 applications · 134 places offered · 115 named it first

2026 1.7; Torbay median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Torbay median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Torbay median median 1.9
2023 1.5; Torbay median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Torbay median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Torbay median median 2.1
2020 1.6; Torbay median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Torbay median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Torbay median median 1.7
2017 1.7; Torbay median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Torbay median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Torbay median median 1.7
2014 1.6; Torbay median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Torbay median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Torbay median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	134	224	1.7	115	0.86
Sep 2025	169	262	1.6	140	0.83
Sep 2024	202	329	1.6	185	0.92
Sep 2023	199	291	1.5	173	0.87
Sep 2022	198	306	1.6	178	0.90
Sep 2021	172	283	1.7	136	0.79
Sep 2020	194	311	1.6	173	0.89
Sep 2019	199	334	1.7	173	0.87
Sep 2018	213	310	1.5	178	0.84
Sep 2017	184	320	1.7	166	0.90
Sep 2016	170	323	1.9	159	0.94
Sep 2015	196	295	1.5	182	0.93
Sep 2014	206	319	1.6	178	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

158 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.58th of 8 in Torbay

Torbay 45.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths23%8th of 8 in Torbay

Torbay 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths49%

Torbay 66% England 66%

This school
Torbay median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.74

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	158	37.5	23%	49%	–
2024/25	161	36.7	22%	50%	–
2023/24	182	37.2	30%	48%	−0.74
2022/23	195	40.8	35%	59%	−0.21

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Brixham CollegeThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
3.6 km · Torbay

Good2022

2.8applications per place 67.3Attainment 8 Selective
Paignton Academy
6.9 km · Torbay

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
Dartmouth Academy
8.1 km · Devon

Good2023

2.0applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
The Spires College
9.3 km · Torbay

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
9.9 km · Torbay

2026

1.8applications per place 70.0Attainment 8 Selective
Torquay Girls' Grammar School
9.9 km · Torbay

Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 68.4Attainment 8 Selective
Torquay Academy
10.0 km · Torbay

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
St Cuthbert Mayne School
10.3 km · Torbay

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 42.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137755 · 880/4118
Trust: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,012 on roll
Free school meals: 32.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 January 2012
Replaced: Brixham College (URN 113527)
Address: Higher Ranscombe Road, Brixham, TQ5 9HF
Local authority: Torbay

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources