Backwell School

Station Road, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3BX

Local ranking1st of 12 secondary schools in North Somerset

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1728

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 52.7
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 56.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 74.6%
Entering EBacc: 72.0%
EBacc APS: 5.0
Cohort Size: 268

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 96.0%
Continued in education: 89.0%
Apprenticeships: 3.0%
Employment: 3.0%
Not sustained: 3.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 84.0%
Higher education: 34.0%
Apprenticeships: 5.0%
Employment: 42.0%
Not sustained: 13.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

34.4

Avg Points/Entry

35.3

Best 3 A-Levels

135

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 16.7%
Applied General Avg Points: 37.0
16-18 Cohort: 276

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1597
Boys: 835 (52%)
Girls: 762 (48%)
Capacity: 1728 (92% full)
SEND: 9.4%
FSM Eligible: 9.4%
EAL: 4.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.3%
SEN Support: 7.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.7:1
Teachers (FTE): 90.3
Budget per Pupil: £6,909/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 6.9%
Persistent Absence: 15.1%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Not applicable
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 84.3%
White Other: 3.4%
Other: 3.4%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.7%
Mixed Other: 1.3%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
Black Caribbean: 1.1%
White Irish: 0.5%

84.3%

White British

3.4%

White Other

3.4%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01275463371

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Station Road

Bristol, South West

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Administrative

URN: 136722
UKPRN: 10033577
Establishment No.: 4129
Trust: LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP