Backwell School
About the school
Backwell School is an open secondary school in North Somerset.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 26 February 2025
- Published
- 31 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52.7
- North Somerset
- 46.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Somerset
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 56.00%
- North Somerset
- 45.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 74.60%
- North Somerset
- 67.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 72.00%
- North Somerset
- 28.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.97
- North Somerset
- 4.03
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.44
AAB or better
- School
- 16.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1597
Girls
47.71%
Boys
52.29%
SEN support
7.20%
Education, health and care plan
2.25%
English as an additional language
4.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
9.45%
Overall absence
6.87
Persistent absence
15.14
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
262
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
92%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
193
Sustained education or employment
84%
Higher education
35%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
42%