North Somerset
Backwell School
GCSE results 2026: every North Somerset school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 52.6 is above the national average of around 46.
- 52.6
- Attainment 8
- 60%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.21
- Progress 8
- [0.04, 0.38]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 263 | 276 | 259 (94%) | 467 |
| September 2025 | 263 | 269 | 263 (98%) | 484 |
| September 2024 | 266 | 266 | 262 (98%) | 491 |
| September 2023 | 263 | 295 | 260 (88%) | 517 |
| September 2022 | 267 | 277 | 265 (96%) | 501 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check North Somerset’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 184 | Not published | Not published | 30% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 159 | Not published | Not published | 32% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 179 | 3% England 1% | 34% England 18% | 32% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 169 | 2% England 1% | 33% England 15% | 34% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 178 | 3% England 1% | 31% England 16% | 34% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 182 | 2% England 1% | 37% England 14% | 43% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 264 | 52.6 | — | 59.5% | 15.5% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 268 | 52.7 | — | 56.0% | — | 72.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/2024 | 266 | 53.4 | +0.21 | 56.8% | — | 77.4% | 5.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 262 | 53.0 | +0.28 | 54.6% | — | 61.5% | 4.9 |
| 2021/2022 | 265 | 56.0 | +0.25 | — | — | 66.0% | 5.2 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in North Somerset for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136722 |
| Local authority | North Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Will Penny |
| Trust | LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | BS48 3BX |
| Pupils | 1,597 |
| FSM eligible | 8.7% |
Contact and identifiers
Station Road, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3BX
http://www.backwellschool.net1275463371| DfE number | 4129 |
| UKPRN | 10033577 |
| Opened | 1 May 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 6 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 10 Feb 2020 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Exempt School Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 28 Jan 2020 |
| Publication date | 10 Feb 2020 |