Backwell School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Station Road
 Backwell
 Bristol BS48 3BX
Telephone: 01275 463371

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Backwell School
Trust: Lighthouse Schools Partnership
Sponsor: Lighthouse Schools Partnership

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Will Penny (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Jon Nunes
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 90.25 / 13.49
Non-teaching Staff*: 53.51
Number of pupils: 1597
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.7
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 8.70% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 6.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 11.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 16.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 10.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South West
Authority: North Somerset
Constituency: North Somerset
Electoral Ward: Backwell
School Number: 8024129

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 28th January 2020 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. West Leigh Infant School (0.5km) show on map
  2. Backwell Church of England Junior School (0.7km) show on map
  3. St Francis Catholic Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  4. Nailsea School (1.9km) show on map
  5. Golden Valley Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  6. Grove Junior School (2.2km) show on map
  7. Hannah More Infant School (2.2km) show on map
  8. Flax Bourton Church of England Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  9. Kingshill Church School (3.1km) show on map
  10. Wraxall Church of England Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  11. Ravenswood School (3.1km) show on map
  12. Lime Hills Academy (3.1km) show on map
  13. Court-De-Wyck Church School (4.8km) show on map
  14. The Downs Preparatory School (4.9km) show on map
  15. Tickenham Church of England Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  16. Birdwell Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  17. Wrington Church of England Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  18. Winford Church of England Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  19. Northleaze Church of England Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  20. Yatton Church of England Junior School (6.4km) show on map
  21. Yatton Infant School (6.4km) show on map
  22. Gordano School (6.8km) show on map
  23. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, P... (6.8km) show on map
  24. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  25. Chestnut Park Primary (7.1km) show on map
  26. St Andrew's CofE Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  27. Dundry Church of England Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  28. St Peter's Church of England Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  29. All Saints Church of England Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  30. Crockerne Church of England Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  31. Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  32. St Katherine's School (7.7km) show on map
  33. Four Acres Academy (7.8km) show on map
  34. High Down Infant School (7.9km) show on map
  35. High Down Junior School (7.9km) show on map
  36. Yeo Moor Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  37. St Nicholas Chantry Church of England Primary... (7.9km) show on map
  38. Belgrave School (7.9km) show on map
  39. Clevedon School (7.9km) show on map
  40. Seven Hills (8.0km) show on map
  41. Ashton Park School (8.0km) show on map
  42. Ashton Vale Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  43. Portishead Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  44. St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC) (8.2km) show on map
  45. Bedminster Down School (8.3km) show on map
  46. E-Act Venturers' Academy (8.3km) show on map
  47. Manor Wood School (8.4km) show on map
  48. St John the Evangelist Church School (8.5km) show on map
  49. Cheddar Grove Primary School (8.6km) show on map
  50. Mary Elton Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  51. E-Act Merchants' Academy (8.9km) show on map
  52. Churchill Church of England Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  53. Headley Park Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  54. Fair Furlong Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  55. St Bernard's Catholic Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  56. Shirehampton Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  57. Hotwells Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  58. Luckwell Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  59. Ashton Gate Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  60. Avonmouth Church of England Primary School an... (9.4km) show on map
  61. Hareclive E-ACT Academy (9.5km) show on map
  62. Compass Point Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  63. Oasis Academy Brightstowe (9.6km) show on map
  64. Burrington Church of England Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  65. Parson Street Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  66. Clifton High School (9.6km) show on map
  67. Christ Church Church of England Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  68. Hartcliffe Nursery School and Children's Centre (9.7km) show on map
  69. Nova Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  70. Sea Mills Primary School (9.8km) show on map
  71. Clifton College (9.8km) show on map
  72. Greenfield E-ACT Primary Academy (9.8km) show on map
  73. Knowle DGE Academy (9.8km) show on map
  74. Southville Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  75. St Anne's Church Academy (10.0km) show on map
  76. Queen Elizabeth's Hospital (10.0km) show on map
  77. City of Bristol College (10.0km) show on map
  78. Chew Stoke Church School (10.1km) show on map
  79. Churchill Academy & Sixth Form (10.1km) show on map
  80. Knowle West Early Years Centre (10.1km) show on map
  81. Holy Cross RC Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  82. Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  83. Oasis Academy Long Cross (10.3km) show on map
  84. Blagdon Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  85. Chew Valley School (10.3km) show on map
  86. St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton (10.4km) show on map
  87. Bristol Cathedral Choir School (10.4km) show on map
  88. Cathedral Primary School (10.4km) show on map
  89. Bristol Grammar School (10.4km) show on map
  90. Kingsweston School (10.4km) show on map
  91. New Fosseway School (10.5km) show on map
  92. Bridge Learning Campus (10.5km) show on map
  93. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary Schoo... (10.6km) show on map
  94. Oasis Academy Marksbury Road (10.6km) show on map
  95. School of Christ The King Catholic Primary (10.6km) show on map
  96. Oasis Academy Connaught (10.6km) show on map
  97. Chew Magna Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  98. North Star 265° (10.6km) show on map
  99. Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  100. Victoria Park Primary School (10.7km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Same Trust
Same Sponsor
Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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