Backwell School
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| Established | 1954 |
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| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Mr Julian Baldwin |
| Deputy Headteacher | Mr Ben Houghton & Mr Jon Nunes |
| Chair of Governing Body | Mr Maurice Moloney |
| Location | Station Road Backwell North Somerset BS48 3BX England Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| DfE URN | 136722 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Capacity | 1,697 |
| Students | 1,693 pupils |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Cotswold, Mendip, Sedgemoor, Quantock |
| Colours | Navy Blue & Gold |
| Website | backwellschool.net |
Backwell School is an academy in Backwell, North Somerset, England.
The school (a National Teaching School and International School), which has had academy status since May 2011, is a specialist Arts College, and includes a sixth form. The school takes pupils from the age of 11 (Year 7) to the age of 18 (Year 13). It has 1,693 pupils, of which 387 are in the schools sixth form as of 2013.[1]
Catchment area
The school's catchment area includes the villages of Backwell, Yatton, Claverham, Cleeve and Kingston Seymour, although several hundred of the school's pupils come from locations outside of its official catchment area from locations such as Nailsea and Bristol. The local education authority is North Somerset Council.
History
The original secondary modern school at Backwell became a comprehensive school in 1976 when the tripartite education system was abolished in the area. The school's original building dates from 1954,[2] when Britain was in the midst of a post-war school-building boom.[3]
In 2009, 71% of GCSE pupils achieved at least five GCSE passes above grade C including English and Maths.[4] This is 21% above the national average that year. It is the highest performing state secondary school in North Somerset.[5]
In November 2008, Backwell School was rated as outstanding by Ofsted.[6] It was inspected again in May 2013 (no. 413323) due to the school having converted to academy 2 years previous. It was judged to be outstanding in all categories
In 2015 Backwell School launched a radio station that was set up by pupils and is currently maintained by school pupils.[7]
On 11 September a small fire broke out in the Cotswold house building, causing minor damage to the block. All staff and pupils were safely evacuated.[8]
Headteacher Julian Baldwin announced on 23 November that he would be retiring at the end of the 2015-16 academic year, having worked at the school for 15 years; five as deputy headteacher followed by 10 as headteacher.[9]
Notable former pupils
- Richard Ottaway, member of Parliament for Croydon South[10]
- Joel McIver, author[11]
- Chris Cox, magician
- Chris Wood, golfer
References
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- ↑ Interview in Venue magazine, 2008
