Brymore Academy

About Brymore Academy

Brymore Academy is a boys' secondary school in Bridgwater, Somerset, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 346 pupils aged 11 to 17 attend the school. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 44.0 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 4.3 points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

35% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 52% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Brymore Academy is oversubscribed: about 6 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 61 first choices for 34 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 3.51 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 97% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 11.0%. There are about 14.8 pupils per teacher. Brymore Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.