Academy converter · North Somerset

Broadoak Academy

11–16Ages
792Pupils
SecondaryPhase
147351URN

Windwhistle Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to North Somerset median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Somerset

228 applications for 145 places · 8th of 11 in North Somerset

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.9of 90

North Somerset 47.2 England 46.0

11th of 11 in North Somerset

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 November 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

1.6applications per place, Year 7

close to North Somerset median (1.7) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

228 applications · 145 places offered · 126 named it first

2026 1.6; North Somerset median median 1.7
2025 1.5; North Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.4; North Somerset median median 1.8
2023 1.6; North Somerset median median 1.7
2022 1.8; North Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.8; North Somerset median median 1.8
2020 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.8; North Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.6; North Somerset median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.6; North Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Somerset median in 1 of 7 years.

This school
North Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Broadoak Mathematics and Computing College (URN 137840), Broadoak Mathematics and Computing College (URN 109315), the previous school.

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	145	228	1.6	126	0.87
Sep 2025	164	240	1.5	117	0.71
Sep 2024	155	214	1.4	112	0.72
Sep 2023	103	168	1.6	87	0.84
Sep 2022	98	180	1.8	81	0.83
Sep 2021	115	204	1.8	98	0.85
Sep 2020	117	204	1.7	105	0.90
Sep 2019 *	151	261	1.7	142	0.94
Sep 2018 *	168	283	1.7	158	0.94
Sep 2017 *	163	287	1.8	143	0.88
Sep 2016 *	180	282	1.6	174	0.97
Sep 2015 *	178	308	1.7	193	1.08
Sep 2014 *	177	288	1.6	172	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

121 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.911th of 11 in North Somerset

North Somerset 47.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths27%11th of 11 in North Somerset

North Somerset 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths47%

North Somerset 64% England 66%

This school
North Somerset median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.49

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	121	38.9	27%	47%	–
2024/25	124	38.7	32%	59%	–
2023/24	147	40.7	38%	58%	−0.49
2022/23	155	41.3	30%	58%	−0.24

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 AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Hans Price Academy
1.3 km · North Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
3.3 km · North Somerset

Good2023

1.7applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
Worle Community School
4.4 km · North Somerset

2026

1.6applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Priory Community School
6.1 km · North Somerset

Good2024

1.4applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
The King Alfred School
11.3 km · Somerset

Good2022

1.0applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
11.6 km · North Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
The Kings of Wessex Academy
15.0 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

47.2Attainment 8
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
15.0 km · Somerset

Good2023

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: 147351 · 802/4003
Trust: Cabot Learning Federation
Free school meals: 37.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2019
Replaced: Broadoak Mathematics and Computing College (URN 137840); Broadoak Mathematics and Computing College (URN 109315)
Address: Windwhistle Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP
Local authority: North Somerset

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