Academy sponsor led · Bath and North East Somerset

Lift Broadlands

11–16Ages
314Pupils
SecondaryPhase
138985URN

St Francis Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.8 above Bath and North East Somerset median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset

112 applications for 39 places · small intake, not ranked

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.8of 90

Bath and North East Somerset 48.1 England 46.0

11th of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

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

2.9applications per place, Year 7

0.8 above Bath and North East Somerset median (2.0) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

112 applications · 39 places offered · 32 named it first

Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.

2026 2.9; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2025 3.2; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
2024 2.3; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.9
2023 2.6; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
2022 2.5; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2021 2.7; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.2
2020 3.3; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.3
2018 1.9; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2016 2.2; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2015 2.3; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.9
2014 2.4; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.9

This school
Bath and North East Somerset 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	39	112	2.9	32	0.82
Sep 2025	31	100	3.2	19	0.61
Sep 2024	86	201	2.3	57	0.66
Sep 2023	75	196	2.6	55	0.73
Sep 2022	96	242	2.5	69	0.72
Sep 2021	85	231	2.7	74	0.87
Sep 2020	59	197	3.3	45	0.76
Sep 2019	165	350	2.1	115	0.70
Sep 2018	145	272	1.9	94	0.65
Sep 2017	128	223	1.7	90	0.70
Sep 2016	94	206	2.2	78	0.83
Sep 2015	77	179	2.3	63	0.82
Sep 2014	70	167	2.4	63	0.90

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

70 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.811th of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset

Bath and North East Somerset 48.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths53%6th of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset

Bath and North East Somerset 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%

Bath and North East Somerset 67% England 66%

This school
Bath and North East Somerset median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.21

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	70	43.8	53%	64%	–
2024/25	50	31.8	24%	44%	–
2023/24	129	40.7	32%	58%	−0.21
2022/23	107	43.5	36%	61%	−0.12

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

Lift BroadlandsThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
IKB Academy
1.7 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Good2022

25.8Attainment 8
Wellsway School
1.7 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 52.3Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Brislington
2.3 km · Bristol, City of

2026

1.5applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
Hanham Woods Academy
3.0 km · South Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
3.7 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
3.9 km · South Gloucestershire

2026

1.8applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Oasis Academy John Williams
4.0 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

2.2applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
John Cabot Academy
4.5 km · South Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 48.6Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138985 · 800/4001
Trust: Lift Schools
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,085 pupils · 314 on roll
Free school meals: 43.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2012
Replaced: Broadlands School (URN 109304)
Address: St Francis Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2DY
Local authority: Bath and North East Somerset

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