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EnglandNorth EastNewcastle upon TyneNE15 6NLBridgewater Primary School
Primary

Bridgewater Primary School

Primary

Newcastle upon Tyne · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE15 6NL www.bridgewater.newcastle.sch.uk

Pupils
464
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
464
Pupils · 2024/25
53%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
464
Pupils · 2024/25
53%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 17/12/2013

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bridgewater Primary School · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
+3pp
78%70%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
9%
+6pp
9%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
26%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
464
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
53%
FSM eligible
55%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Bridgewater, Delaval Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6NL
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
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
2024/2564%9%86%29%78%26%74%21%93%76%106.0105.0105.036%464
2023/2461%3%85%29%68%19%86%17%81%78%107.0106.0108.037%472
2022/2368%8%82%27%75%23%77%13%83%78%106.0104.0107.0-1.20-0.30-2.7036%478
2018/1966%5%71%12%83%44%76%20%88%78%104.0105.0107.0+0.70+5.80+2.5026%437
2017/1878%7%85%37%81%30%89%33%85%81%108.0107.0109.0+3.40+3.50+4.6026%403
2016/1772%7%76%28%76%28%86%31%76%72%106.0106.0105.0+6.30+4.70+5.8024%369

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
2024/2546421.336%53%55%4%12%
2023/2447222.837%32%51%5%15%
2022/2347822.236%32%52%6%20%
2021/2245921.729%34%57%6%18%
2020/2144621.529%35%51%
2018/1943723.626%43%58%3%4%
2017/1840323.426%38%58%4%7%
2016/1736920.824%41%61%4%6%

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