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Lift Broadlands
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
St Francis Road, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2DY · liftbroadlands.org · 0117 986 4791
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 31.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Bath and North East Somerset 47.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 314
- 29% of 1,085 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43.3%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Lift Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 39 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 | 39 | 32 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 31 | 19 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 86 | 57 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 75 | 55 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 96 | 69 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 31.8, and 24% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 47.9, and across England 46.
Key stage 2 results
| 2018/19 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | hidden | 65% |
| Higher standard | hidden | 11% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | hidden | 104 |
| Maths | hidden | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 106 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼31.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼44.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.90 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10.9 | +4.5 |
| Sixth form college | 22.5 | −16.7 |
| Further education | 48.1 | +20.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 7 | +3.8 |
| Employment | 2.3 | −4.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.4 | −5.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | −0.1 |
Ofsted
Lift Broadlands was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 56
- 11% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 95% who raised concerns
based on the 61% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (59%) with SEND