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Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 1,197 pupils
Backwell School
Station Road, Backwell, Bristol BS48 3BX
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,595
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,728
Local authority
North Somerset
Lighthouse Schools Partnership
Schola Grade 7
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Backwell School
Backwell School is a secondary academy in Bristol, North Somerset, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Lighthouse Schools Partnership.
It has 1,595 pupils on roll and room for 1,728. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 7 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,595
- Capacity
- 1,728 pupils
- Free school meals
- 8.50% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Lighthouse Schools Partnership
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 136722
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