Backwell School is a secondary school located in Bristol. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 23/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Station Road, Bristol, BS48 3BX
Website: http://www.backwellschool.net
Telephone: 01275463371
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: North Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jon Nunes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136722

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1728
Number of Pupils: 1718
Number of Boys: 866
Number of Girls: 852

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.15 Confidence interval -0.3 to 0.01
Of the 270 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 263 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:75%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:56%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.76
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Leigh Infant School
Westfield Drive , Backwell BS48 3NG
4out of 4 724 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Backwell Church of England Junior School
Church Lane , Backwell BS48 3JJ
4out of 4 818 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Francis Catholic Primary School
Station Road , BS48 4PD
4out of 4 1,669 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Golden Valley Primary School
Nailsea Park , Nailsea BS48 1BB
4out of 4 2,103 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hannah More Infant School
White Oak Way , BS48 4YZ
3out of 4 2,337 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Backwell School
Station Road , Backwell BS48 3BX
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Nailsea School
Mizzymead Road , Nailsea BS48 2HN
3out of 4 2,145 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fairfield School
Fairfield Way , Backwell BS48 3PD
- not rated 825 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.