Broadoak School

Broadoak School is a friendly, welcoming and inclusive school where pupils feel safe, behave responsibly and are proud to attend. Safeguarding standards are met, and leaders have created a calm, caring culture with high expectations. Attendance is improving towards national averages, support for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND is a clear priority, and pupils benefit from a broad personal development programme, strong pastoral support and a wide range of sporting, enrichment and community opportunities. Leadership, governance and trust support are notable strengths, and staff feel trusted and well supported. However, pupils do not achieve as well as they should by the end of key stage 4. Published outcomes show that the proportion achieving strong passes in English and mathematics is below national averages, and some groups, particularly disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, do not make sufficient progress from their starting points. The quality of teaching is variable: teachers do not routinely use checks on learning to adapt activities, and some pupils lose interest or do not develop the depth of knowledge and independent learning skills they need. Leaders recognise these weaknesses and have appropriate plans in place, including coaching and professional learning for staff, and standards are beginning to improve. The school is part of The Dean Trust and serves a community with well-above-average deprivation and a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals. The next steps focus on refining support for pupils with low attendance, helping teachers adapt learning more effectively, and improving attainment, especially for disadvantaged pupils, so that pupils are fully prepared for their next steps.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe, happy and proud to attend a friendly and welcoming school.
• Bullying is rare and pupils trust staff to resolve issues quickly.
• Pupils behave responsibly and show respect for each other and staff.
• Attendance is improving over time and moving towards national averages.
• Support for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND is a clear priority.
• Leaders use additional funding appropriately to reduce barriers to learning.
• Governors and trustees provide effective support and challenge.
• Leaders have brokered effective support from The Dean Trust to accelerate improvement.
• Staff feel trusted, supported and respectful of leaders' approach to workload and wellbeing.
• The personal development programme is broad and meets statutory requirements.
• Pupils have strong pastoral support and feel settled at school.
• There is a wide range of extra-curricular, sporting and community opportunities.
• Pupils take on leadership roles and value contributing to their local community.
• Reading is a priority and support for weaker readers is having a positive impact.

Areas for Improvement

• Key stage 4 attainment is below national averages, particularly strong passes in English and mathematics.
• Some groups, including disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND, do not make sufficient progress from their starting points.
• The quality of teaching is variable across lessons.
• Teachers do not routinely use assessment information to adapt future learning activities.
• Some pupils lose interest in their work and do not achieve as well as they should.
• Some pupils do not take a full and active role in their learning.
• Some pupils lack depth of knowledge when talking about their learning.
• Some pupils do not receive the support they need to demonstrate depth of knowledge in written work.
• Some pupils do not receive the support they need to become independent learners.
• Support for pupils with low attendance needs refining so barriers are addressed.
• Destinations after key stage 4 remain below national averages.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Broadoak School attended 90.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 9.0% of pupils at Broadoak School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Broadoak School had 13.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.0% of pupils at Broadoak School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Broadoak School received £11,217 and spent £10,590 for each of its 546 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,270,000 (£2,326 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Dean Trust, income was £8,955 and spending £9,005 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Manchester · Trafford local authority: places and applications

Broadoak School is part of The Dean Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Partington Central Academy Manchester
• Forest Gate Academy Manchester
• Ashton-on-Mersey School Sale
• Dean Trust Ardwick Manchester
• Abraham Moss Community School Manchester
• Dean Trust Rose Bridge Wigan
• Dean Trust Wigan Wigan
• Lord Derby Academy Liverpool
• Blacklow Brow School Liverpool
• Park View Academy Liverpool

What is Broadoak School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Broadoak School is Needs attention, from an inspection in October 2026.

When was Broadoak School last inspected by Ofsted?

Broadoak School was last inspected in October 2026.

How many pupils does Broadoak School have?

Broadoak School has 507 pupils on roll.

What age range does Broadoak School cover?

Broadoak School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Broadoak School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 38.5, and 27% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Broadoak School?

Broadoak School is at Warburton Lane, Partington, Manchester, M31 4BU.