75%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
56%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
52.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
72%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1331.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,597
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 28/01/2020
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Somerset
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Backwell School · Secondary with sixth form · North Somerset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
75%
-7pp
83%79%75%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
56%
-1pp
64%60%55%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
Attainment 8
52.7
-0.7
56.053.350.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 52.7
EBacc entry
72%
-5pp
77%69%61%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
EBacc APS
1331.6
-19.9
1365.31324.31283.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1331.6
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
34.4
0
38.135.833.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34.4
A-level value added
+0.00
-0.1
+0.1-0.1-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 0.0
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
17%
+4pp
25%19%13%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 17%
Average A-level grade
C+
0
B-C+C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,597
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
15%
Contact
Address
Station Road, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3BX
Local authority
North Somerset
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 75% | 56% | 52.7 | Not applicable | 72% | 1331.6 | 72% | 1,597 |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 57% | 53.4 | +0.21 | 77% | 1351.5 | 77% | 1,630 |
| 2022/23 | 79% | 55% | 53.0 | +0.28 | 61% | 1283.3 | 61% | 1,687 |
| 2021/22 | 83% | 64% | 56.0 | +0.25 | 66% | 1365.3 | 68% | 1,725 |
| 2018/19 | 76% | 56% | 50.6 | -0.15 | 75% | 1285.9 | 76% | 1,755 |
| 2017/18 | 83% | 63% | 54.7 | +0.30 | 82% | 1392.4 | 83% | 1,750 |
| 2016/17 | 82% | 64% | 52.1 | +0.19 | 75% | — | 83% | 1,768 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 34.4 | C+ | +0.00 | 17% | 142 |
| 2023/24 | 34.5 | C+ | +0.08 | 13% | 161 |
| 2022/23 | 34.7 | C+ | — | 16% | 199 |
| 2021/22 | 38.1 | B- | — | 25% | 190 |
| 2018/19 | 33.4 | C+ | -0.25 | 18% | 187 |
| 2017/18 | 33.6 | C+ | +0.03 | 17% | 193 |
| 2016/17 | 32.7 | C+ | +0.05 | 18% | 200 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,597 | 17.7 | 9% | 4% | 9% | 7% | 15% |
| 2023/24 | 1,630 | 16.9 | 16% | 4% | 9% | 7% | 17% |
| 2022/23 | 1,687 | 16.9 | 13% | 3% | 10% | 8% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 1,725 | 17.9 | 12% | 2% | 10% | 10% | 36% |
| 2020/21 | 1,718 | 18.0 | 10% | 2% | 9% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,755 | 18.0 | 7% | 2% | 10% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 1,750 | 17.5 | 6% | 3% | 10% | 5% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 1,768 | 17.0 | 9% | 3% | 10% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.