Brixington Primary Academy
Brixington Lane, Exmouth, EX8 4JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
- Head of Teaching & Learning
- Mr Stuart Dyer
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The First Federation Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 351
- URN
- 142044
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01395266997
About this school
Brixington Primary Academy is a primary academy in Exmouth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 351 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brixington Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 50 | 66 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 46% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 68% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 64% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 68% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brixington Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 364 |
| 2023/24 | 330 |
| 2024/25 | 338 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brixington Primary Academy compares
Brixington Primary Academy ranked 188th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.8% | 21% | 351 | — |
| Bassetts Farm Primary School | 63% | 3.9% | 26.2% | 451 | 0.5 miles |
| Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 23.2% | 611 | 0.6 miles |
| Marpool Primary School | 31% | 6.3% | 32.2% | 192 | 0.7 miles |
| Littleham Church of England Primary School | 8% | 7.9% | 68.2% | 67 | 1.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth | 36% | 5.4% | 14.3% | 185 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 15 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.97%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 13.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bassetts Farm Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Exmouth
-
Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Exmouth
-
Marpool Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Exmouth
-
Littleham Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Exmouth
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth1.3 miles
Primary · Exmouth
Other schools in Exmouth
Brixington Primary Academy ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Exmouth.
- Bassetts Farm Primary School Primary
- Exeter Road Community Primary School Primary
- Littleham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lympstone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Marpool Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth Primary
- The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School Primary
- Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School Primary
- Exmouth Community College Secondary
- Royal Deaf Education Trust Special schools
- Royal Deaf Education Trust Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Brixington Primary Academy teach?
- Brixington Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Exmouth.
- Who is the head of teaching & learning of Brixington Primary Academy?
- The head of teaching & learning of Brixington Primary Academy is Mr Stuart Dyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brixington Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brixington Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Brixington Primary Academy?
- Brixington Primary Academy has 351 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Brixington Primary Academy full?
- Brixington Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 351 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brixington Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Brixington Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Brixington Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brixington Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Brixington Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Brixington Primary Academy is part of THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brixington Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Brixington Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brixington Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brixington Primary Academy compare with other schools in Devon?
- Brixington Primary Academy ranked 188th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brixington Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Brixington Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brixington Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brixington Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.