Backwell School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 29 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Unique reference
- 136722
- Address
- Station Road, Backwell, BS48 3BX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1630 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 24.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 87.4%
Mixed 5.7%
Other White 3.9%
Irish 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 61%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.9
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 42 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
Biology | GCSE | 73 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 98 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 73 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 53 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
English Language | GCSE | 266 |
English Literature | GCSE | 265 |
Admissions
Backwell School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 266
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 171
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 24
Offers
- 1st preference
- 262
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 269 146 123 |
Year 8 | 271 133 138 |
Year 9 | 266 136 130 |
Year 10 | 269 147 122 |
Year 11 | 266 135 131 |
Year 12 | 140 77 63 |
Year 13 | 149 72 77 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 91.0% 86.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 29.0% 47.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 2.0% 4.1% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.6% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.5% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 72.0% 60.9% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 32.0% 21.5% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.0% 2.2% |