What is the Ofsted rating for Bridgwater College Academy?

The school has an Ofsted rating of Requires Improvement.

What type of school is Bridgwater College Academy?

Bridgwater College Academy is a all-through school in Somerset.

How many pupils attend Bridgwater College Academy?

Bridgwater College Academy has approximately 1576 pupils.

Bridgwater College Academy

📍TA6 4QY🏛️Somerset🎓All-through👶With Nursery📅Ages 3-16👥1,576 pupils

Ofsted Overall Rating:Requires Improvement(2023)

KS2 Primary Results Ranking:#12,770 Ranked of 15,074 Primary Schools in England (top 85%)How?

Local Ranking:#92 Ranked out of 126 Primary Schools in Somerset (top 73%)

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Best School in KS2 Results in Somerset: Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School (2024)

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School Details Pupils Data Ofsted Inspections Primary Results Admissions Parent Reviews GCSE Results Catchment Area A Levels Results Subjects

School Location

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School Details

Phase	All-through
Type	Academy sponsor led
Age Range	3-16
Gender	Mixed
Coeducational Sixth Form	Yes
Has Nursery	Yes
Religious Character	None
Principal	Headteacher Jonathan Black
Address	Parkway, Bridgwater, TA6 4QY
Phone Number	01278727327
Website	http://www.bridgwatercollegeacademy.org
Academy Sponsor	BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST
Local Authority	Somerset
Unique Reference Number	138375

Pupils Data

Pupil Summary

Total Pupils	1,576(84% capacity)
Age Range	3-16
Gender	Mixed
Boy/Girl Ratio	48.0% Girls 52.0% Boys
Eligible for Free School Meals	559 pupils (35.5%)
First Language is Not English	315 pupils(20.0%)
Young Carers	8 (0.5%)

Pupil Ethnicities

White, British	74.7%
White, Other	13.5%
Asian, Other	2.7%
Mixed, Other	2.0%
Asian, Indian	1.9%
Black, African	1.3%
Mixed, White & Asian	1.0%
Mixed, White & Black African	0.6%
Mixed, White & Black Caribbean	0.3%
Asian, Bangladeshi	0.2%
Black, Other	0.2%
Gypsy/Roma	0.2%
White, Irish	0.1%
Asian, Pakistani	0.1%

Ofsted Inspections

Latest Inspection

Ofsted Overall Rating:	Requires Improvement
Inspection Date:	5/10/2023
All Inspections:	View on Ofsted Website

Category Judgements

The quality of education	Requires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

Primary Results

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Admissions

Not Oversubscribed

100% of applicants who put this school as their first choice primary school received an offer.

99% of applications which included this school had preferences listed on the Common Application Form.

On Time Applications

Total Applications	86
As first preference	59
As second preference	23
As third preference	4
From another local authority	0

Offers Made on National Offer Day

Total Offers	65
To first preference	59
To second preference	3
To third preference	0
To any preference	62
To another local authority	0

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GCSE Results

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Catchment Area

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A Levels Results

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Subjects

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