Broadoak Academy, Weston-Super-Mare

In its own words: "At Broadoak, we do not rest on meeting potential, we maximise potential and look beyond it because we care that every student moves onto the next stage of their journey with the confidence to succeed. At Broadoak Academy we encourage all members of our community, particularly our students, to abide by our three main values - Time, Courage, Choice."

In 2026, pupils at Broadoak Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in North Somerset and 47 across England.

27% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in North Somerset and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 38.7.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.49: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 28.7, against 45.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 126 families put Broadoak Academy as their first choice and 228 named it as one of their preferences, for 145 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Broadoak Academy are Hans Price Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.2); Winterstoke Hundred Academy (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.5); Worle Community School (2.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.9); and Priory Community School (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Broadoak Academy.

Broadoak Academy is one of 36 schools run by Cabot Learning Federation, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.5 in 2024/25.

Of the 147 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 67% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 6% into work.

37.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 260 pupils (32.8%) received SEN support and 65 (8.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Weston-super-Mare Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broadoak School (e-bound), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 216 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Somerset (76), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Broadoak Academy issued 504 suspensions, 68.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Broadoak Academy are Uphill Village Academy (0.4 miles), Windwhistle Primary School (0.5 miles), Bournville Primary School (0.7 miles) and Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.