Bridgewater High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 11 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Unique reference
- 141598
- Address
- Broomfields Road, Appleton, WA4 3AE
- Website
- https://bridgewaterhigh.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1674 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 11.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.3%
- Persistent absence
- 14.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.0%
White British 82.1%
Chinese 6.5%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 2.9%
Indian 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.7
Local authority average 48.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.54
Local authority average 4.33
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 155 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 55 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 31 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 29 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 64 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 101 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 100 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
Bridgewater High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 333
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 296
- 2nd preference
- 186
- 3rd preference
- 111
- From another Local Authority
- 52
Offers
- 1st preference
- 295
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 329 175 154 |
| Year 8 | 360 189 171 |
| Year 9 | 326 162 164 |
| Year 10 | 329 178 151 |
| Year 11 | 330 172 158 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 87.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 7.0% 32.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 12.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 83.0% 42.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% |