Bridgwater College Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
May 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Somerset
Unique reference
138375
Address
Parkway, TA6 4QY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1595 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
51.9%
Girls
48.1%
First language not English
18.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.9%
Persistent absence
30.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.5%
Other White 13.2%
Mixed 3.8%
Other Asian 1.7%
Indian 1.6%
Other 0.9%
African 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.7
WritingAverage0.2
MathsAverage-1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 49%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award11
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award11
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE23
BiologyGCSE26
ChemistryGCSE26
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE42
Design & TechnologyGCSE14
English LanguageGCSE162
English LiteratureGCSE161
GeographyGCSE83
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Bridgwater College Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
69
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
69
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
69
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
4
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
20
11
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
6
4
2
Reception, Full-time
82
47
35
Year 1
76
41
35
Year 2
84
47
37
Year 3
82
51
31
Year 4
82
37
45
Year 5
86
43
43
Year 6
79
41
38
Year 7
201
100
101
Year 8
215
109
106
Year 9
212
109
103
Year 10
196
92
104
Year 11
167
92
75
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
76.0%
82.7%
86.5%
Further education
76.0%
65.1%
34.7%
School sixth form
0.0%
16.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.9%
0.9%
Entering employment
6.0%
4.9%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
7.0%
6.3%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
11.0%
5.3%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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