Broadoak Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Somerset Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Broadoak Academy is a secondary school in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 November 2023. North Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Broadoak Academy 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 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 32% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 38.7 (England 46).
- Every Year 7 applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as at 5 of the 10 other North Somerset secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 126 first-choice applications for 145 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 19 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 37.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in North Somerset is 18.5%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Somerset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Windwhistle Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- North Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 792 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils feel a sense of belonging at Broadoak Academy.”
- “This gives them confidence and they feel safe.”
- “Pupils are proud to attend this school.”
To improve
- “Although published outcomes at key stage 4 are below what is typical nationally, the school has taken decisive action to improve this.”
- “However, this has not had the positive impact on pupils’ reading habits that leaders intend, as many pupils do not read for enjoyment outside of school.”
- “However, a minority of pupils do not show a consistently positive attitude to their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 January 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) | 32% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.7 | 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: 126 first-preference applications, 145 offers in total, 126 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 North Somerset.
- Hans Price Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Winterstoke Hundred Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Worle Community School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Priory Community School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Churchill Academy & Sixth Form 7.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Clevedon School 10.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Nailsea School 11.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Backwell School 11.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published