Bridgewater High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 12 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
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1655 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12%
- Persistent absence
- 19.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
White British 84.5%
Chinese 5%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 2.8%
Indian 1.1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
African 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.39
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.5
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.77
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 143 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 36 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 25 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 49 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 54 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 114 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 113 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
Bridgewater High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 333
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 298
- 2nd preference
- 179
- 3rd preference
- 87
- From another Local Authority
- 42
Offers
- 1st preference
- 298
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 21
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 348 182 166 |
| Year 8 | 329 164 165 |
| Year 9 | 329 181 148 |
| Year 10 | 329 172 157 |
| Year 11 | 320 157 163 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 10.0% 26.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 12.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 78.0% 46.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 5.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.2% |