Ofsted inspection · 10/05/2023
Overview of Bridgwater College Academy · All-through · Somerset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Pupils & context
2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 25% | 4% | 46% | 11% | 38% | 5% | 42% | 9% | 53% | 48% | 100.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 | — | — | — | 28% | 1,576 |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 3% | 56% | 11% | 71% | 8% | 63% | 6% | 76% | 61% | 100.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 | — | — | — | 26% | 1,595 |
| 2022/23 | 49% | 4% | 63% | 16% | 65% | 9% | 59% | 10% | 71% | 59% | 101.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 | -1.70 | +0.20 | -1.10 | 30% | 1,568 |
| 2018/19 | 48% | 4% | 52% | 14% | 63% | 9% | 77% | 19% | 63% | 58% | 101.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 | -2.30 | -1.70 | +0.50 | 16% | 1,321 |
| 2017/18 | 39% | 0% | 45% | 12% | 67% | 12% | 64% | 4% | 70% | 51% | 99.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 | -3.20 | +0.40 | -1.20 | 15% | 1,275 |
| 2016/17 | 50% | 4% | 54% | 9% | 66% | 11% | 69% | 16% | 68% | 63% | 99.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 | -1.90 | +1.40 | +1.20 | 18% | 1,234 |
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.
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 | 36% | 16% | 31.9 | Not applicable | 80% | 532.4 | 81% | 1,576 |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 21% | 33.0 | -0.80 | 85% | 509.7 | 86% | 1,595 |
| 2022/23 | 36% | 20% | 34.8 | -0.45 | 25% | 491.2 | 25% | 1,568 |
| 2021/22 | 54% | 32% | 40.4 | -0.41 | 10% | 507.3 | 18% | 1,514 |
| 2018/19 | 49% | 26% | 37.9 | -0.15 | 7% | 373.4 | 26% | 1,321 |
| 2017/18 | 60% | 38% | 43.5 | +0.21 | 11% | 401.3 | 21% | 1,275 |
| 2016/17 | 56% | 33% | 43.7 | +0.14 | 10% | — | 15% | 1,234 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,576 | 17.5 | 28% | 20% | 37% | 10% | 27% |
| 2023/24 | 1,595 | 18.7 | 26% | 18% | 37% | 12% | 32% |
| 2022/23 | 1,568 | 17.9 | 30% | 16% | 38% | 12% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 1,514 | 17.6 | 36% | 16% | 39% | 11% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 1,422 | 17.3 | 26% | 16% | 38% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,321 | 17.8 | 16% | 14% | 39% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 1,275 | 17.9 | 15% | 14% | 42% | 6% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 1,234 | 17.3 | 18% | 13% | 43% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.