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Branscombe Church of England Primary School

Primary · Seaton · EX12 3DA

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 21 February 2023

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At a glance

6 pupils · 9% of 70 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
33.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
30.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
7.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.branscombe.devon.sch.uk
URN
151001

In figures

We hold 7 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2020 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 21 February 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 14.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

3 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

suppressed (small cohort)

Reaching the higher standard

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (reading)

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (maths)

suppressed (small cohort)

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 100% (Devon 87%, England 60%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
14.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Devon: 3.30 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£19,077
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (77%) · premises 9% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£73,000

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier68.1%62.3%
Social housing11.4%17.1%
Privately rented20.5%20.5%
Detached houses31.2%22.9%
Flats12.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms24.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019890 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£550,00012 sales within 2 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£350,000–£806,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (9)£695,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 2 km across every state school.

Fewer than ten homes sold within 1 km, so the figures use 2 km.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 2 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
0a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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