60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
38%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
37%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
701.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,042
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
30%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 10/10/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Robert Blake School · Secondary · Somerset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
+7pp
60%55%50%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
38%
+5pp
38%31%25%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
Attainment 8
42.9
+4.3
42.940.337.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42.9
EBacc entry
37%
+0pp
44%30%16%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
EBacc APS
701.7
+47.2
701.7596.8491.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 701.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,042
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
19%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
30%
Contact
Address
Hamp Avenue, Bridgwater, TA6 6AW
Local authority
Somerset
Website
Telephone
Email
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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 | 60% | 38% | 42.9 | Not applicable | 37% | 701.7 | 41% | 1,042 |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 33% | 38.6 | -0.53 | 37% | 654.5 | 41% | 1,046 |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 25% | 37.7 | -0.79 | 44% | 528.9 | 48% | 973 |
| 2021/22 | 57% | 35% | 40.2 | -0.69 | 43% | 561.8 | 50% | 941 |
| 2018/19 | 50% | 34% | 40.9 | -0.22 | 16% | 491.8 | 21% | 800 |
| 2017/18 | 49% | 28% | 39.2 | -0.44 | 15% | 425.5 | 18% | 777 |
| 2016/17 | 52% | 30% | 41.3 | -0.29 | 26% | — | 33% | 756 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,042 | 18.3 | 19% | 19% | 34% | 10% | 30% |
| 2023/24 | 1,046 | 17.2 | 20% | 16% | 32% | 10% | 30% |
| 2022/23 | 973 | 17.5 | 19% | 14% | 31% | 10% | 31% |
| 2021/22 | 941 | 18.1 | 17% | 12% | 33% | 9% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 891 | 20.3 | 17% | 11% | 33% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 800 | 19.9 | 14% | 9% | 37% | 6% | 19% |
| 2017/18 | 777 | 17.9 | 15% | 10% | 38% | 6% | 17% |
| 2016/17 | 756 | 18.9 | 17% | 10% | 39% | 6% | 17% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.