Backwell School
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The main gates
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| Established | 1954 |
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| Type | Secondary Academy |
| Trust | Backwell School Academy Trust |
| Interim Headteacher | Jon Nunes |
| Deputy Headteachers | Paul Conkie, Ben Houghton |
| Chair of Governors | Maurice Moloney |
| Founder | Somerset County Council |
| Location |
Station Road Backwell North Somerset BS48 3BX England Coordinates: 51°24′58″N 2°44′21″W / 51.4161°N 2.7392°W |
| DfE number | 802/4129 |
| DfE URN | 136722 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Capacity | 1,728 (Data from January 2015) |
| Students | 1,706 (Data from January 2015) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses |
Cotswold Mendip Sedgemoor |
| Colours | Navy blue and gold |
| Publications | Backchat, Backwell School Radio and The Toad |
| Teaching school | Yes, since 2012 |
| Website | www |
Backwell School is a comprehensive secondary academy in Backwell, North Somerset, England.
The school (a National Teaching School with Healthy School and International School status), has had academy status since March 2011 and leads the North Somerset Teaching Alliance. It also holds the Artsmark Gold award and includes a sixth form.
Backwell has previously been a Beacon School, visual and performing arts college specialist school and National Training School. It has 1,738 pupils, of which 387 are in the schools sixth form as of 2016[update], from the age of 11 (year 7) to the age of 18 (year 13).
The original secondary modern school at Backwell was founded by Somerset County Council in 1954 and later became a comprehensive school in 1976 when the tripartite education system was abolished in the area. The school's original building dates from 1954, when Britain was in the midst of a post-war school-building boom.
In 2009, 71% of GCSE pupils achieved at least five GCSE passes above grade C including English and Maths. This is 21% above the national average that year. It is the highest performing state secondary school in North Somerset.
In November 2008, Backwell School was rated as outstanding by Ofsted. It was inspected again in May 2013 (no. 413323) due to the school having converted to academy two years previous. It was judged to be outstanding in all categories.
On 11 September 2015 a small fire broke out in the Cotswold house building, causing minor damage to the block. All staff and pupils were safely evacuated.
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