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EnglandEast of EnglandDacorumHP4 1ESBridgewater Primary School
Primary

Bridgewater Primary School

Primary

Dacorum · Berkhamsted · HP4 1ES http://www.bridgewater.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
459
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
459
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
459
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bridgewater Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
75%
0pp
80%70%60%
'17'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
10%
-5pp
15%10%4%
'17'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
92%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
459
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Bridle Way, Billet Lane, Berkhamsted, HP4 1ES
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2575%10%92%42%78%27%92%18%93%75%108.0106.0105.011%459
2023/2475%15%92%45%87%30%82%32%93%88%109.0106.0108.010%458
2022/2380%4%93%57%84%9%95%39%96%95%110.0109.0110.0+2.50-0.90+2.406%453
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published7%394
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published4%325
2016/1760%7%90%27%80%13%63%17%80%83%108.0104.0106.0+0.00-3.10-4.005%301

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545924.111%5%6%3%4%
2023/2445824.110%5%6%3%4%
2022/2345324.36%4%5%3%4%
2021/2245722.74%3%4%4%5%
2020/2145923.06%4%4%
2018/1939424.77%4%4%3%2%
2017/1832524.64%5%4%3%4%
2016/1730123.55%4%3%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.