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Broadoak Academy

Secondary · Weston-Super-Mare · BS23 4NP

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 7 November 2023

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At a glance

792 pupils (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
37.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
21.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
32.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
7.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://broadoakacademy.clf.uk/
URN
147351

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 126 families named it first for 145 Year 7 places, 0.87 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Good on 7 November 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 12% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.87 first-choice applications per place

145 places offered · 126 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

GCSE results (2024/2025)

124 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
38.7
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
58.9%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
31.5%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.2
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school38.7
Median of its 12 closest peers39
North Somerset average47
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Ellesmere Park High SchoolManchester · 152 miles awayGood45.8
The Winstanley SchoolLeicester · 117 miles awayGood29.9
Atlantic Academy PortlandPortland · 60 miles awayNeeds attention34
Crookhorn CollegeWaterlooville · 90 miles awayGood42.6
All Saints Catholic CollegeDukinfield · 153 miles awayRequires improvement37.5
Kirton AcademyGainsborough · 180 miles awayInadequate36.7
Brighton Aldridge Community AcademyBrighton · 129 miles awayGood36.2
Hewett AcademyNorwich · 202 miles awayGood46.5
Tor Bridge HighPlymouth · 80 miles awayExpected standard40.4
St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolCarlisle · 246 miles awayNeeds attention41
City Academy NorwichNorwich · 201 miles awayRequires improvement35.2
Ormiston Venture AcademyGorleston · 217 miles awayOutstanding47.3

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 70% (North Somerset 83%, England 59%) · Any other White background 7% (North Somerset 7%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 6% (North Somerset 1%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 3% (North Somerset 1%, England 3%) · Not recorded 3% (North Somerset 1%, England 2%) · Black African 3% (North Somerset 1%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (North Somerset 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (North Somerset 1%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (North Somerset 0%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (North Somerset 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (North Somerset 0%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (North Somerset 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
12%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
33.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

68.48 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Somerset: 25.50 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 5% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 2.29% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

65.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 15.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,736; 15.2% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,961
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 2% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (6%) · supplies and services 15% (11%) · educational supplies 4% (6%) · bought-in professional services 9% (1%) · catering 2% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£818,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
92%
Continuing in education
87%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work37.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways17.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health41.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier67.1%62.3%
Social housing13.1%17.1%
Privately rented19.7%20.5%
Detached houses34%22.9%
Flats44.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms33.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van20.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014804 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£285,000317 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£190,000–£385,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (60)£464,000
Semi-detached (111)£310,000
Terraced (63)£260,000
Flat (83)£165,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
17an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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