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Brayton Academy

North Yorkshire, YO8 9QSSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Nov 2024
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.0×
More first choices than offers made
238 1st-choice / 231 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#391 of 3,141 nationally

About Brayton Academy

Brayton Academy is a state-funded secondary school in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 988 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,208.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (27 Nov 2024). the published Attainment 8 score was 53.4 for 2024/25. admissions data records 238 first-preference applications and 231 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressDoncaster Road, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9QS
HeadteacherMr Paul Carney
Local AuthorityNorth Yorkshire
Number of Pupils988
Free School Meals (FSM)18.5%
School Capacity988 / 1,208 (82% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

27 Nov 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (27 Nov 2024): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 4 Jul 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Brayton Academy has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.