Broadoak Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Somerset
Windwhistle Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/11/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.5%
28.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
792
Capacity used
—
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
117 of 117 families who put it first got an offer
164
Places offered
240
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 117 | 117 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 96 | 21 | ● 22% |
| 3rd preference | 27 | 2 | ● 7% |
| Total | 240 | 140 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
North Somerset lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ian Walsh
- Address
- Windwhistle Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP
- Phone
- 01934422000
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Weston-super-Mare Uphill · Weston-Super-Mare
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147351
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 30% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
792 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 784 pupils
Attendance
89.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.49 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.49 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 14.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 124 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 122 | 13% | 37% | 66% | |
| English Language | 121 | 10% | 38% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 119 | 8% | 46% | 68% | |
| Geography | 73 | 10% | 30% | 44% | |
| Combined Science | 68 | 3% | 12% | 31% | |
| Biology | 52 | 15% | 33% | 58% | |
| Physics | 51 | 14% | 43% | 53% | |
| Chemistry | 51 | 14% | 37% | 57% | |
| History | 50 | 14% | 36% | 60% | |
| Social Studies | 35 | 0% | 9% | 17% | |
| Design & Technology | 30 | 13% | 27% | 43% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 12% | 27% | 38% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.