Backwell School

State-Funded School

backwell-school-north-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

North SomersetLocal Authority

North SomersetConstituency

BS48 3BXPostcode

8.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Backwell School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in North Somerset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,595 pupils. Backwell School is part of Lighthouse Schools Partnership.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 56%
EBacc average point score: 4.97

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,595

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,595
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Lighthouse Schools Partnership

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 26 February 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Feb 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

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.