House Competitions

House System

My name is Mr Parsons and I am the Braunton Academy House Coordinator.

The Academy has moved to a year based system with Heads of Year replacing the previous Heads of House. During the planning and transition to the new system, we recognised that we do not want to lose the House system and ethos.

Belonging to a House gives students an identity and sense of pride in a supportive environment and my aim is to raise the profile of the House system.

There are four Houses, each named after one of the beautiful local beaches: Croyde, Putsborough, Saunton and Woolacombe.

House Points

Students will have the opportunity to gain points for their House in the following ways:

House Competitions – there will be a varied series of House competitions and events throughout the year from all areas of school life. This will ensure that everyone has the opportunity to represent their House in something that they enjoy.
Positive Behaviour - Heads of Year will award House Points in the form of tokens to students who demonstrate positive behaviour around the school. Students will drop these into the coloured House Boxes situated in Student Reception.
Best Attendance – the House that tops the attendance data each week will gain points for their House.

These points will accumulate and be recorded on the House Championship display board in the Isaac Hall foyer.

There will be opportunities within each House for students to take on extra responsibility and apply to become House Captains, who will help organise the competitions and events.

The House Championship calendar will culminate with the Annual Sports Day and a House Championship Cup awarded to the House that has accrued the most points over the whole year at the final assembly.

25th June 2024
Sports Day

We had another fantastic Sports Day today with the weather being kind to us. There were some outstanding results and the day was won overall by Woolacombe House with 1,111 points. In second place were Croyde House with 1,091 points, third Putsborough with 1,087 points and fourth Saunton with 898 points.

11 Braunton Academy school records were broken in each of the different year groups.

Isla in the 200m - 27.45s

Carys in the 800m - 2.32m

Maya in the High Jump - 1.36m

Perrin in the 200m - 27.27s, High Jump - 1.50m and Long Jump 4.87m

Danny in the 300m - 42.02s and High Jump 1.54m

Brandon in the Long Jump 4.88m

Maddie Davis-Hull in the 200m - 26.32s

Tyler in the Shot - 11.32m

Tom in the 1,500m - 4.36m

Bella in the Triple Jump - 10.46m

Will in the High Jump - 1.69m

Well done to everybody who took.

December 2023
Christmas Cake Competition

We have had lots of fabulous festive entries for the Christmas Cake Competition this year. This standard was set high again, with so much effort put in by our wonderful students. Well done to Ruby who was the overall winner.

Christmas Card Competition - December 2023

Congratulations to Clodagh, Molly and Hetty, all in year 7, who produced such wonderful designs. They each receive 15 copies of their card to share with family and friends. House points go to Saunton and Putsborough. Well done.