Braunton School and Community college was opened in 1937 with 140 pupils, it has grown Massively and is now a state comprehensive school

Comprehensive school

A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...

 in Braunton

Braunton

Braunton is situated west of Barnstaple, Devon, England and is claimed to be the largest village in England, with a population in 2001 of 7,510. It is home to the nearby Braunton Great Field and Braunton Burrows, a National Nature and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve....

, North Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

, England. It has around 750 pupils aged 11 to 16. Most of the school's pupils progress to further study at Petroc College and Ilfracombe College

Ilfracombe College

Ilfracombe Arts College is a state comprehensive school located in the North Devon town of Ilfracombe, England. The college is unusual in that since the early 1980s, facilities available to students have included a television studio with editing suite....

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Braunton School is of a high standard, specializing in mathematics and information technology. The school achieves high grades in the league tables. The school has recently had a new canteen built.

The school has a good sports facilities with four tennis courts, climbing wall, access to Tweedies Field and the North Devon Athletics Track. A multi-usage games area is used by the school as well as being rented out to other sports clubs.

School subjects

The school offers a range of subjects at GCSE:

- Maths

- Science: biology, chemistry and physics

- English language

- English literature

- Media studies

- Music

- Art

- Drama

- French

- German

- Resistant materials

- Graphics

- Food Technology

- Geography

- History

- Religious studies

- Physical education

- ICT

Principals - past and present

1992-1997: Mr Hunkin

1997-1999: Mr Roff (acting)

1999-2001: Mr Scutt

2002-2006: Mr V.Game

2006-Present: Mr D Sharratt

Houses and their heads

Putsbough - Mr D Liversedge

Croyde - Mrs Davenport

Saunton - Mrs D Spencer

Woolacombe - Ms H Ellis