Backwell SchoolClevedon School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Backwell School and Clevedon School are secondary schools.

  • Backwell School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Clevedon School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Backwell School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Backwell School was judged Good and Clevedon School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.7 for Backwell School and 51.4 for Clevedon School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Backwell School (56.0 in 2021-22, 52.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Clevedon School (50.5 in 2021-22, 51.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Backwell School versus Clevedon School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolBackwell SchoolClevedonClevedon SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking1st of 11 in North Somerset Stronger figure2nd of 11 in North Somerset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,597 1,367
Capacity1,728 1,400
LocationBristol, BS48 3BX Clevedon, BS21 6AH
GCSE results
Attainment 852.7 Stronger figure51.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths56.0% Stronger figure48.3% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths74.6% 74.6% 64.8%
Entering EBacc72.0% Stronger figure16.8% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.97 Stronger figure4.32 4.09
Cohort268 232
A-level results
A-level entries135 94
A-level average points34.4 39.3 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC+ B
Best 3 A-levels points35.3 40.5 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects16.7% 24.2% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,597 1,367
Free school meals (ever 6)9.4% 14.2%
English as an additional language4.1% 5.7%
SEN support7.2% 11.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.9% Stronger figure9.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.1% Stronger figure23.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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