Brayton Academy
Doncaster Road, Selby, YO8 9QS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Paul Carney
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Resilience Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,208
- Pupils on roll
- 988
- URN
- 143138
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01757707731
About this school
Brayton Academy is a secondary academy in Selby. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 988 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brayton Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 102 | 149 | 161 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 | 51.4 | 53.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.69 +0.42 to +0.97 | +0.59 +0.36 to +0.82 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 67.8% | 67.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 79.2% | 78.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 68% | 85.2% | 71.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brayton 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.5 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.4 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.4 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 778 |
| 2023/24 | 894 |
| 2024/25 | 932 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brayton Academy compares
Brayton Academy ranked 8th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.4 | 5.5% | 16.6% | 988 | — |
| Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science | 42.1 | 9.7% | 26.3% | 1,176 | 0.5 miles |
| Barlby High School | 42.8 | 11.1% | 15.2% | 482 | 2.7 miles |
| The Snaith School | 46.3 | 6.5% | 16.9% | 837 | 6.1 miles |
| Sherburn High School | 51.3 | 7.9% | 18.5% | 951 | 7.2 miles |
| De Lacy Academy | 45.6 | 10.9% | 39.8% | 853 | 8.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.63%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.51%
- Persistent absence
- 13.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science0.5 miles
Secondary · Selby
-
Barlby High School2.7 miles
Secondary · Selby
-
The Snaith School6.1 miles
Secondary · Goole
-
Sherburn High School7.2 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
De Lacy Academy8.1 miles
Secondary · Knottingley
Other schools in Selby
- Barlby High School Secondary
- Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science Secondary
- Barlby Community Primary School Primary
- Barlow Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby Primary
- Brayton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camblesforth Community Primary Academy Primary
- Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hemingbrough Community Primary School Primary
- North Duffield Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brayton Academy teach?
- Brayton Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Selby.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Brayton Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Brayton Academy is Mr Paul Carney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brayton Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brayton 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 Brayton Academy?
- Brayton Academy has 988 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Brayton Academy full?
- Brayton Academy has capacity for 1,208 pupils and 988 on roll (82%), 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 Brayton Academy a faith school?
- No. Brayton Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Brayton Academy a selective school?
- No. Brayton Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Brayton Academy part of an academy trust?
- Brayton Academy is part of RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brayton Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.5 in 2022/23 and 53.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brayton Academy compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Brayton Academy ranked 8th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brayton Academy's absence rate?
- Brayton Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brayton Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brayton 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 2 July 2026.