Brymore Academy

URN 139655·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust·Compare

Flags

3

2 high

Overall absence at 11.0%Overall absence at 10.0%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,521.87

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+100.0%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.0%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.

Overall absence at 10.0%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 20.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

28 April 2015 · Academy First Section 5

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.44.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.51.5%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)35.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.0.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

346

Capacity

350 (99%)

Free school meals

13.4%

English additional lang.

0.9%

Ethnicity

White British 97.1%Asian 0.3%Mixed 1.5%

Age range: 1117

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

23.4

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

14.8

Mean salary

£49,595

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

25.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.8%

Unauthorised absence

2.2%

2024/25 · 209 pupils