Broadwater School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Surrey
Summers Road, Godalming, GU7 3BW
80
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 15/10/2019
Application demand
75%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
15.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
750
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
75%
1st preference success rate
144 of 191 families who put it first got an offer
155
Places offered
390
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 191 | 144 | ● 75% |
| 2nd preference | 97 | 6 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 48 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 54 | 3 | ● 6% |
| Total | 390 | 155 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lizzi Matthews
- Address
- Summers Road, Godalming, GU7 3BW
- Phone
- 01483414516
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Godalming Farncombe & Catteshall · Godalming and Ash
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147935
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
750 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
29 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good - 19
15 October 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 731 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
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 | 55.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.73 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.96 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 55.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 61.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 40.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.96 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 117 | — |
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 | 115 | 33% | 68% | 84% | |
| English Language | 115 | 37% | 70% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 112 | 37% | 70% | 82% | |
| Art and Design | 80 | 43% | 84% | 94% | |
| History | 68 | 49% | 69% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 60 | 3% | 50% | 75% | |
| Biology | 53 | 42% | 92% | 100% | |
| Physics | 52 | 54% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 52 | 48% | 96% | 100% | |
| Geography | 51 | 49% | 71% | 78% | |
| Business | 42 | 43% | 71% | 86% | |
| Spanish | 33 | 48% | 85% | 88% |
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 Surrey 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.