Broadoak School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Manchester, Trafford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Trafford Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Broadoak School is a secondary school in Manchester, Trafford for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 23 April 2024. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Broadoak School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 28% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Trafford.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 80 first-choice applications for 110 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 30 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Every Year 7 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 3 of the 18 other Trafford secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Of its pupils, 55.8% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.4% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Trafford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Trafford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Warburton Lane, Partington, Manchester, M31 4BU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 507 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Broadoak School is a warm and welcoming place.”
- “Pupils understand the importance of respecting the differences between each other.”
- “As such, they are courteous and friendly.”
To improve
- “Nonetheless, the refined curriculum is not delivered as well as intended.”
- “Therefore, some pupils do not learn all that they should to help them to achieve well.”
- “That said, some teachers do not have the knowledge and skills that they need to design learning activities that help pupils to learn subject content.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 28% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 80 first-preference applications, 110 offers in total, 80 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Wellacre Technology Academy 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Loreto Grammar School 3.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Flixton Girls School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- North Cestrian School 3.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Altrincham Grammar School for Girls 3.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ashton-on-Mersey School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Urmston Grammar Academy 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published