Academy converter · Trafford

Broadoak School

11–16Ages
507Pupils
SecondaryPhase
138124URN

Warburton Lane, Partington, Manchester, M31 4BU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

1.9 below Trafford median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in TraffordSelective

125 applications for 110 places · 19th of 19 in Trafford

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.5of 90

Trafford 52.6 England 46.0

17th of 18 in Trafford

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 23 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.1applications per place, Year 7

1.9 below Trafford median (3.1) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

125 applications · 110 places offered · 80 named it first

2026 1.1; Trafford median median 3.1
2025 0.7; Trafford median median 2.7
2024 1.1; Trafford median median 2.6
2023 0.8; Trafford median median 2.8
2022 1.0; Trafford median median 2.6
2021 1.0; Trafford median median 3.4
2020 1.1; Trafford median median 2.5
2019 1.2; Trafford median median 2.8
2018 1.2; Trafford median median 2.6
2017 1.2; Trafford median median 2.9
2016 0.9; Trafford median median 2.4
2015 1.0; Trafford median median 2.5
2014 1.0; Trafford median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Trafford median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Trafford median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	110	125	1.1	80	0.73
Sep 2025	146	105	0.7	68	0.47
Sep 2024	111	118	1.1	58	0.52
Sep 2023	121	100	0.8	56	0.46
Sep 2022	124	127	1.0	79	0.64
Sep 2021	95	99	1.0	59	0.62
Sep 2020	100	107	1.1	64	0.64
Sep 2019	95	116	1.2	65	0.68
Sep 2018	89	105	1.2	48	0.54
Sep 2017	90	105	1.2	57	0.63
Sep 2016	110	102	0.9	63	0.57
Sep 2015	95	94	1.0	61	0.64
Sep 2014	89	85	1.0	53	0.60

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

101 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.517th of 18 in Trafford

Trafford 52.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths27%18th of 18 in Trafford

Trafford 58% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%

Trafford 74% England 66%

This school
Trafford median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.58

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	101	38.5	27%	50%	–
2024/25	113	42.4	28%	49%	–
2023/24	114	44.4	36%	58%	−0.58
2022/23	101	46.4	34%	60%	−0.70

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Broadoak SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.1applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
Irlam and Cadishead Academy
2.6 km · Salford

Good2024

1.2applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Lymm High School
4.3 km · Warrington

Good2024

2.1applications per place 58.5Attainment 8
Wellacre Technology Academy
4.4 km · Trafford

2026

1.5applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
Loreto Grammar School
5.6 km · Trafford

Outstanding2022

2.8applications per place 75.2Attainment 8 Selective
Flixton Girls School
5.6 km · Trafford

Good2023

1.9applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
North Cestrian School
5.6 km · Trafford

Standards maintained2024

6.0applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
5.8 km · Trafford

Outstanding2022

2.1applications per place 77.8Attainment 8 Selective
Ashton-on-Mersey School
6.0 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024

3.9applications per place 52.6Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138124 · 358/4012
Trust: The Dean Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 792 pupils · 507 on roll
Free school meals: 56.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2012
Replaced: Broadoak School (URN 106363)
Address: Warburton Lane, Partington, Manchester, M31 4BU
Local authority: Trafford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources