What is School Atlas's summary of Ofsted's 6 judgements for Broadoak School?

Ofsted gave no overall grade at its inspection in September 2026. School Atlas summarises the 6 judgements Ofsted made as Expected standard. This is our summary, not Ofsted's own grade.

How many pupils attend Broadoak School?

Broadoak School has 507 pupils on roll.

What are Broadoak School’s exam results?

In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 38.5: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

What ages does Broadoak School take?

Broadoak School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Broadoak School located?

Broadoak School is located in Manchester, M31 4BU, Trafford.

How do I apply to Broadoak School?

Broadoak School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Broadoak School?

Distance did not decide places at Broadoak School for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 7 places decided at Broadoak School?

When Broadoak School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children and all previously Looked After Children. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority... Previously Looked After Children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order..; 2. Siblings — Children who will have a sibling attending the school at the applicant's time of admission in September 2027 up to and including Year 11. Siblings are defined as half/step/adopted/fostered brothers or sisters who are living at the same address as part of the same family unit; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed at Broadoak School either for two years or more at the time application for admission is made, or to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 128 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are more applicants than places available within criterion 1, 2 or 3, then criterion 4 will be used as a tie-break. In rare cases where the geographic tie-break does not assist because more than one applicant lives at the same distance... random selection will be used to determine the allocation of places. This process will be independently verified. In the case of a tie-break situation occurring between applications made for siblings who are twins or of multiple births or siblings within the same family unit as described above, an additional place may be allocated.

What is the largest ethnic background at Broadoak School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 71% of pupils at Broadoak School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Broadoak School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at Broadoak School, year by year →

How places are decided at Broadoak School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children and all previously Looked After Children. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority... Previously Looked After Children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order...
2Siblings — Children who will have a sibling attending the school at the applicant's time of admission in September 2027 up to and including Year 11. Siblings are defined as half/step/adopted/fostered brothers or sisters who are living at the same address as part of the same family unit.
3Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed at Broadoak School either for two years or more at the time application for admission is made, or to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage.
4Distance — Distance from the child's permanent place of residence to the school. Those living nearest to the school have priority. Distance will be calculated in a straight line from the child's home address to the school using property co-ordinates provided through Trafford's Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) which complies with BS7666 coordinates provided and Royal Mail Postal Address Information.

If two applications tie: If there are more applicants than places available within criterion 1, 2 or 3, then criterion 4 will be used as a tie-break. In rare cases where the geographic tie-break does not assist because more than one applicant lives at the same distance... random selection will be used to determine the allocation of places. This process will be independently verified. In the case of a tie-break situation occurring between applications made for siblings who are twins or of multiple births or siblings within the same family unit as described above, an additional place may be allocated.

Broadoak School is an 11-16 Academy; The Dean Trust is the admission authority. Where the EHCP of a child names Broadoak School, they will be admitted and the number of available places will reduce accordingly.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Broadoak School: key facts

What is School Atlas's summary of Ofsted's 6 judgements for Broadoak School?: Ofsted gave no overall grade at its inspection in September 2026. School Atlas summarises the 6 judgements Ofsted made as Expected standard. This is our summary, not Ofsted's own grade.
How many pupils attend Broadoak School?: Broadoak School has 507 pupils on roll.
What are Broadoak School’s exam results?: In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 38.5: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
What ages does Broadoak School take?: Broadoak School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Broadoak School located?: Broadoak School is located in Manchester, M31 4BU, Trafford.
How do I apply to Broadoak School?: Broadoak School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Broadoak School?: Distance did not decide places at Broadoak School for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Broadoak School?: When Broadoak School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children and all previously Looked After Children. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority... Previously Looked After Children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order..; 2. Siblings — Children who will have a sibling attending the school at the applicant's time of admission in September 2027 up to and including Year 11. Siblings are defined as half/step/adopted/fostered brothers or sisters who are living at the same address as part of the same family unit; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed at Broadoak School either for two years or more at the time application for admission is made, or to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 128 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are more applicants than places available within criterion 1, 2 or 3, then criterion 4 will be used as a tie-break. In rare cases where the geographic tie-break does not assist because more than one applicant lives at the same distance... random selection will be used to determine the allocation of places. This process will be independently verified. In the case of a tie-break situation occurring between applications made for siblings who are twins or of multiple births or siblings within the same family unit as described above, an additional place may be allocated.
What is the largest ethnic background at Broadoak School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 71% of pupils at Broadoak School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at Broadoak School, year by year →

How places are decided at Broadoak School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children and all previously Looked After Children. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority... Previously Looked After Children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order...
2Siblings — Children who will have a sibling attending the school at the applicant's time of admission in September 2027 up to and including Year 11. Siblings are defined as half/step/adopted/fostered brothers or sisters who are living at the same address as part of the same family unit.
3Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed at Broadoak School either for two years or more at the time application for admission is made, or to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage.
4Distance — Distance from the child's permanent place of residence to the school. Those living nearest to the school have priority. Distance will be calculated in a straight line from the child's home address to the school using property co-ordinates provided through Trafford's Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) which complies with BS7666 coordinates provided and Royal Mail Postal Address Information.

Broadoak School: key facts

What is School Atlas's summary of Ofsted's 6 judgements for Broadoak School?: Ofsted gave no overall grade at its inspection in September 2026. School Atlas summarises the 6 judgements Ofsted made as Expected standard. This is our summary, not Ofsted's own grade.
How many pupils attend Broadoak School?: Broadoak School has 507 pupils on roll.
What are Broadoak School’s exam results?: In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 38.5: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
What ages does Broadoak School take?: Broadoak School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Broadoak School located?: Broadoak School is located in Manchester, M31 4BU, Trafford.
How do I apply to Broadoak School?: Broadoak School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Broadoak School?: Distance did not decide places at Broadoak School for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Broadoak School?: When Broadoak School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children and all previously Looked After Children. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority... Previously Looked After Children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order..; 2. Siblings — Children who will have a sibling attending the school at the applicant's time of admission in September 2027 up to and including Year 11. Siblings are defined as half/step/adopted/fostered brothers or sisters who are living at the same address as part of the same family unit; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed at Broadoak School either for two years or more at the time application for admission is made, or to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 128 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are more applicants than places available within criterion 1, 2 or 3, then criterion 4 will be used as a tie-break. In rare cases where the geographic tie-break does not assist because more than one applicant lives at the same distance... random selection will be used to determine the allocation of places. This process will be independently verified. In the case of a tie-break situation occurring between applications made for siblings who are twins or of multiple births or siblings within the same family unit as described above, an additional place may be allocated.
What is the largest ethnic background at Broadoak School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 71% of pupils at Broadoak School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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