SCHOOL PROFILE

Matford Brook Academy

All-through Free schools URN 143724
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 370 Published school capacity
Capacity used 74.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Ofsted inspection information

Latest published outcome No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase All-through
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Devon
Trust THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 276 276 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 141 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 135 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

30.1%
5.3 pts above England
School 30.1%
Teignbridge 21.7%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.4%
14.9 pts below England
School 5.4%
Teignbridge 3.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

7.6%
6.6 pts above England
School 7.6%
Teignbridge 1.2%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
77.5%
214
Unclassified
10.9%
30
Any other White background
3.3%
9
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
7
Any other ethnic group
2.5%
7
African
1.4%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 25.7% 71 of 276 pupils
4.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.7%
Teignbridge 26.0%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.0% 58 pupils
England 14.8% 6.2 pts above
EHC plans 4.7% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 27
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Speech, language & communication 13
Specific learning difficulty 9
Physical disability 3
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

10.40%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.18 pts higher than England
School 10.40%
Teignbridge 5.73%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

31.25%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

15.43 pts higher than England
School 31.25%
Teignbridge 12.91%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.75 pts higher than England
School 5.56%
Teignbridge 1.81%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open all-through schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

74.6% 16.5 pts below England
Matford Brook Academy
74.6%
Teignbridge
73.4%
South West
82.1%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information