Broadoak SchoolLymm High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Broadoak School and Lymm High School are secondary schools.
Broadoak School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Lymm High School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Lymm High School is ahead on our composite score.
Broadoak School was judged Requires improvement and Lymm High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.4 for Broadoak School and 59.7 for Lymm High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Broadoak School (41.7 in 2021-22, 42.4 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Lymm High School (60.9 in 2021-22, 59.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ManchesterBroadoak School | LymmLymm High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D41/100 | B72/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 17th of 18 in Trafford | 2nd of 13 in Warrington | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 546 | 1,923 | |
| Capacity | 792 | 1,909 | |
| Location | Manchester, M31 4BU | Lymm, WA13 0RB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.4 | 59.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28.3% | 68.9% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48.7% | 87.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 71.7% Stronger figure | 29.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.96 | 5.25 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 113 | 302 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 173 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 36.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 36.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 19.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 546 | 1,923 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 52.4% | 11.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 19.8% | 5.0% | |
| SEN support | 22.7% | 10.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.0% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.9% | 6.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.1% | 14.9% Stronger figure | 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
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.
Broadoak School
Lymm High School
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