Broadoak School
Warburton Lane, Manchester, M31 4BU
507 pupils · 64% of 792 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE DEAN TRUST
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Free school meals
- 56%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 23 April 2024, published 9 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 28.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 48.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 71.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.73 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 110 | 80 | 125 | 88 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 146 | 68 | 105 | 75 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 111 | 58 | 118 | 72 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 121 | 56 | 100 | 67 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 124 | 79 | 127 | 89 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 95 | 59 | 99 | 73 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 100 | 64 | 107 | 77 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 95 | 65 | 116 | 77 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Irlam and Cadishead Academy 2.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lymm High School 4.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Wellacre Technology Academy 4.4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Loreto Grammar School 5.6 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Flixton Girls School 5.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- North Cestrian School 5.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.