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Faith schools in and near Brixham

All 3 faith schools in Brixham, and the nearest just outside.

3 schools in Brixham

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  1. Galmpton Church of England Primary School

    Brixham, TQ5 0LT · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Brixham faith schools average, low absence.

    39 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1191%

    Brixham faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.6%Brixham faith schools 5.4%
    Pupils
    222
    Pupils per teacher
    23.1
    View school Galmpton Church of England Primary School
  2. Brixham Church of England Primary School

    Brixham, TQ5 9HF · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Brixham faith schools average.

    11 first choices, 12 offers made

    Met the standard at 1158%

    Brixham faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.8%Brixham faith schools 5.4%
    Pupils
    187
    Pupils per teacher
    19.0
    View school Brixham Church of England Primary School
  3. St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

    Brixham, TQ5 0EE · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Brixham faith schools average, high absence.

    7 first choices, 8 offers made

    Met the standard at 1129%

    Brixham faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    10.4%Brixham faith schools 5.4%
    Pupils
    56
    Pupils per teacher
    15.6
    View school St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

Just outside Brixham

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Brixham.

  1. St Michael's Church of England Academy

    3.2 miles from Brixham · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    No published results yet.

    20 first choices, 25 offers made

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    3.9%Brixham faith schools 5.4%
    Pupils
    101
    Pupils per teacher
    21.0
    View school St Michael's Church of England Academy
  2. Sacred Heart Catholic School

    3.7 miles from Brixham · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Brixham faith schools average, low absence.

    19 first choices, 22 offers made

    Met the standard at 1155%

    Brixham faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.3%Brixham faith schools 5.4%
    Pupils
    208
    Pupils per teacher
    25.6
    View school Sacred Heart Catholic School
The big picture

How Brixham's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Brixham 66%England 62%St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School: 29%Brixham Church of England Primary School: 58%Galmpton Church of England Primary School: 91%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Brixham

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Brixham average 6.6%Galmpton Church of England Primary School: 3.6%Brixham Church of England Primary School: 5.8%St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School: 10.4%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Brixham

Ofsted grades in Brixham

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 3
  • Good: 2 of 3
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 3
  • Inadequate: 0 of 3
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Brixham

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    3 of the 3 faith schools in Brixham have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Brixham, explained

There are 3 faith schools in Brixham, teaching 465 children. 0 are run by the council and 3 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

66.4% of pupils in Brixham faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 29% to 91%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

20.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,504 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Brixham?
There are 3 faith schools in Brixham, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Brixham?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Brixham on Eduscope are Galmpton Church of England Primary School, Brixham Church of England Primary School and St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Brixham?
Brixham has 1 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 2 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Brixham ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Brixham faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Brixham is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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