Backwell Church of England Junior School

State-Funded School

backwell-church-of-england-junior-school-north-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

North SomersetLocal Authority

North SomersetConstituency

BS48 3JJPostcode

6.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Backwell Church of England Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in North Somerset, South West.

It currently serves 230 pupils. Backwell Church of England Junior School is part of Lighthouse Schools Partnership.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

230

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 230
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Lighthouse Schools Partnership

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
25 Apr 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.