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Broadoak Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Windwhistle Road, Weston-Super-Mare BS23 4NP · broadoakacademy.clf.uk · 01934 422000
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.7
- average Attainment 8 score. North Somerset 46.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 792
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 37.6%
- First language not English
- 19.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 126 families put the school first and 145 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 | 145 | 126 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 164 | 117 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 155 | 112 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 103 | 87 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 98 | 81 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.7, and 31.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Somerset it was 46.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼14.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.25 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137840)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10.2 | −2.6 |
| Sixth form college | 4.1 | +2.9 |
| Further education | 67.3 | −7.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | +1.8 |
| Employment | 6.1 | +2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.5 | +3.8 |
Ofsted
Broadoak Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137840), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137840)
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137840)
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 67
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (28%) with SEND