38.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
133.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
467
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authoritySalford
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Bridgewater School · All-through · Salford
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
38.0
-13.6
54.346.138.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38.0
EBacc entry
0%
-7pp
32%16%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
133.2
-63.0
207.3170.3133.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 133.2
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
32.4
+4.6
34.130.927.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32.4
A-level value added
-0.11
+0.3
+0.2-0.1-0.4
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
13%
+5pp
13%7%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 13%
Average A-level grade
C+
+1
C+CC-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
467
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Drywood Hall, Worsley Road, Manchester, M28 2WQ
Local authority
Salford
Website
Telephone
Email
—
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0% | 0% | 38.0 | Not applicable | 0% | 133.2 | 32% | 467 |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 52% | 51.6 | Not published | 7% | 196.2 | 43% | 474 |
| 2022/23 | 88% | 61% | 54.2 | Not published | 7% | 207.3 | 42% | 478 |
| 2021/22 | 76% | 69% | 54.3 | Not published | 4% | 165.3 | 37% | 457 |
| 2018/19 | 72% | 40% | 47.4 | Not published | 32% | 195.0 | 68% | 481 |
| 2017/18 | 79% | 58% | 55.0 | Not published | 39% | 178.3 | 61% | 467 |
| 2016/17 | 80% | 41% | 49.9 | Not published | 46% | — | 73% | 450 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 32.4 | C+ | -0.11 | 13% | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 27.8 | C- | -0.39 | 8% | 18 |
| 2022/23 | 30.9 | C | — | 0% | 19 |
| 2021/22 | 34.1 | C+ | — | 0% | 26 |
| 2018/19 | 30.4 | C | +0.19 | 12% | 33 |
| 2017/18 | 29.0 | C | +0.05 | 13% | 18 |
| 2016/17 | 32.2 | C+ | +0.10 | 13% | 19 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 467 | — | 29% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 474 | — | 23% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 478 | — | 19% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 457 | — | 19% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 447 | — | 18% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 481 | — | 18% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 467 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 450 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.