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

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
16.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.6%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award29
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award28
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award142
Speech & DramaTechnical Award57
ArabicGCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE59
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE20
BiologyGCSE136
ChemistryGCSE136
ChineseGCSE4
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Bridgewater High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
333
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
298
2nd preference
179
3rd preference
87
From another Local Authority
42
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
298
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
21
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
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
86.6%
86.5%
Further education
12.0%
28.4%
34.7%
School sixth form
1.0%
15.8%
37.9%
Sixth form college
78.0%
42.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.9%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
2.7%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
5.1%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.7%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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