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Broadoak School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Warburton Lane, Partington, Manchester M31 4BU · broadoakschool.co.uk · 0161 776 1977
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Trafford 57.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Trafford Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 507
- 64% of 792 places
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 56%
- First language not English
- 17.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Dean Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Trafford Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 80 families put the school first and 110 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 110 | 80 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 146 | 68 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 111 | 58 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 121 | 56 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 124 | 79 | 0.6 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.4, and 28.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Trafford it was 57.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼28.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲71.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.96 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 21.9 | +9.3 |
| Sixth form college | 8.8 | +6.5 |
| Further education | 50.9 | −10 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 2.6 | −3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | −5.6 |
| Activity not captured | 7 | +3.6 |
Ofsted
Broadoak School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (225 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 225
- 41% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 63 parents (28%) with SEND