School Profile

Paignton Academy

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Profile Notes

Paignton Academy is a state-funded academy offering secondary education for ages 11-16 in Paignton, South West. Currently has 1,582 pupils on roll. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)

Paignton • TQ3 3WA • National Curriculum

1,582 pupils (99% of 1,590 capacity) • 865 boys / 717 girls

Official URN 138863 • LAESTAB

www.paigntonacademy.org

Official Registration

StatusOpen

PhaseSecondary

Establishment typeAcademy converter

Statutory age11 - 16

Opened 01-10-2012 • Closed Still active

Destination Snapshot

Inspection & quality signals

Historical Links

No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.

Evidence Trail

Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25

GCSE / KS42024/25

Attainment 836.9

EBacc avg points2.99

Eng & Maths 5+24.6%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot

202425 • KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band

Students 264 • APS n/a • Value added n/a