Lift Broadlands
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bath and North East Somerset
St Francis Road, Bristol, BS31 2DY
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/04/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
83.8%
39.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
314
Capacity used
Has space29%
1,085 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
19 of 19 families who put it first got an offer
31
Places offered
100
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 19 | 19 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 52 | 7 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 22 | 1 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 7 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 100 | 27 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Bath and North East Somerset lets families list 5 preferences. 44 applications came from outside the council area (10 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Laura Stone
- Address
- St Francis Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2DY
- Phone
- 01179864791
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Keynsham North · North East Somerset and Hanham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138985
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS
314 pupils · 1,085 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
19 April 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 382 pupils
Attendance
83.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
16.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
13.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.21 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.46 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 31.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 24% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 44% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.9 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 50 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 49 | 4% | 29% | 53% | |
| English Language | 49 | 8% | 31% | 45% | |
| Combined Science | 39 | 18% | 38% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 39 | 10% | 36% | 51% | |
| Geography | 27 | 19% | 37% | 59% | |
| Business | 24 | 8% | 25% | 38% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 19 | 11% | 32% | 42% | |
| Art and Design | 10 | 0% | 30% | 40% | |
| History | 8 | 63% | 63% | 75% | |
| Spanish | 8 | 25% | 88% | 88% | |
| Design & Technology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bath and North East Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.