Paignton Academy is a secondary school located in Paignton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/11/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Waterleat Road, Paignton, TQ3 3WA
Website: http://www.paigntonacademy.org
Telephone: 01803403005
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Torbay
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Derwyn Williams
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138863

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1590
Number of Pupils: 1398
Number of Boys: 735
Number of Girls: 663

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.42 Confidence interval -0.59 to -0.24
Of the 215 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 209 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:7%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:23%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.04
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hayes School
Hayes Road , TQ4 5PJ 		2out of 4 621 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England Academy
C/O Lal Language School , Conway Road , TQ4 5LH 		- not rated 1,202 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School
Blagdon Road , TQ3 3YA 		3out of 4 1,234 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Roselands Primary School
Lynmouth Avenue , TQ4 7RQ 		4out of 4 1,338 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Curledge Street Academy
Curledge Street , TQ4 5BA 		3out of 4 1,384 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Paignton Academy
Waterleat Road , TQ3 3WA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Devon College
Vantage Point , Long Road TQ4 7EJ 		- not rated 1,885 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambian Devon School
Intek House , 52 Borough Road TQ4 7DQ 		- not rated 682 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Preston Bridge School
1 Lower Polsham Road , TQ3 2AF 		- not rated 1,968 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable More About School
The Brunel Academy
170b Torquay Road , TQ3 2AL 		- not rated 2,318 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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