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  • 04/06/24

    Brayford's Got talent!

    Children from Brayford Academy, Pilton Bluecoat Academy and Umberleigh Academy travelled to London to audition for the current series of Britain's Got Talent!
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  • 17/11/23

    Puddings & Songs

    On Friday 17th November some of our pupils took part in Puddings & Songs at High Bray Church. They all sang and played beautifully and some lovely puddings were enjoyed in the interval!
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  • 05/11/23

    North Devon Cross Country League

    On Sunday 5th November two pupils from Brayford Academy represented the Academy in the North Devon Cross Country League. Wind, mud and the cold didn’t stop them! They did amazing well in some horrible conditions. Well done boys! More Pictures in the gallery
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  • 20/10/23

    Harvest Service

    On Friday 20th October parents and members of the community joined us for a  Harvest Service at High Bray Church. A lovely end to our half term. Thank you to Mrs Ashcroft for organising this event. Well done to all of our children. More pictures in the gallery...........
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  • 10/10/23

    Hello Yellow Day!

    Children’s Mental Health Day 2023. On Tuesday 10th October the children came to school wearing yellow for Hello Yellow Day. We raised £23.00 for the Young Minds charity.  The children took part in various activities to recognise how to look after their mental health and wel...
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  • 03/10/23

    South Molton Museum Visit

    The junior children had a wonderful time at South Molton Museum on Tuesday 10th October. They learnt about pottery and jewellery from the Stone Age and even had the opportunity to make their own. The children were also able to look at the museum's own collection of Stone Age artefacts found l...
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  • 19/07/23

    BRAYFORD'S GOOD OFSTED

    Brayford and Umberleigh Academies were both inspected in Summer 2023, we are delighted to share with you their results... 
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  • 28/02/23

    Role play in the Juniors!

    The juniors used role play and drama to practise our WW1 topic language in our Speak Like an Expert Session today. We enjoy using these sessions to practise our previous topic specific language - we really are quite the experts! See more pictures in the gallery.
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  • 27/02/23

    Brayford Academy & our partner school in India

    We had a great meeting with our partner school in India this morning. We enjoyed sharing and listening to each others' views on our favourite animals and foods, any fears we have, as well as our hopes and wishes for the future.
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  • 20/02/23

    Japan Week celebrations

    Our Head of school - Miss Leggott will be taking part in the World Major Marathon series on March 5th in Tokyo. This involves running six marathons across the world! Tokyo is the last in the series and will be a huge life goal for Miss Leggott. As part of this challenge we have brought...
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  • 08/02/23

    Eco Rangers at Brayford Academy

    Brayford Academy now has six Eco-Rangers – Amelie, Archie, Duke, Rumi, Elsie and Lloyd, who are encouraging the rest of the school to look after our environment. The children have some wonderful ideas which they have been sharing this week
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  • 30/11/22

    Brayford Choir sing at Exeter Cathedral

    A big well done to the choir children who sang at Exeter Cathedral.  The children sang with 7 other schools as well as the adult "Teachers Rock Choir" and together they sounded amazing.  The children behaved impeccably and performed beautifully - well done to them all.  Mrs...
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