Broadoak Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Unique reference
- 147351
- Address
- Windwhistle Road, BS23 4NP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 736 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 21.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 32.1%
White British 70%
Other White 6.9%
Indian 5.7%
Mixed 4.9%
Other Asian 4.2%
African 2.9%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other 1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.6
Local authority average 46.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.24
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 6 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 121 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 119 |
Admissions
Broadoak Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 164
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 96
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 88 90 |
| Year 8 | 146 64 82 |
| Year 9 | 159 91 68 |
| Year 10 | 125 56 69 |
| Year 11 | 128 68 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 77.0% 47.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 35.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 3.0% |