Bridgewater Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 8 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Salford
Unique reference
105912
Address
Bridgewater Street, Little Hulton, M38 9WD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
439 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
48.1%
Girls
51.9%
First language not English
25.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
49.4%
Persistent absence
13.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
24.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 52.2%
Mixed 15%
Other White 10.3%
African 7.1%
Other 6.8%
Other Asian 3%
Other Black 1.8%
Pakistani 1.6%
Chinese 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 74%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 19%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bridgewater Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
55
2nd preference
46
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
51
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
24
11
13
Reception, Full-time
59
33
26
Year 1
59
35
24
Year 2
60
26
34
Year 3
58
19
39
Year 4
60
31
29
Year 5
60
30
30
Year 6
59
26
33
Year 2024-2025

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