All-through
Bridgwater College Academy
Parkway, Bridgwater, TA6 4QY
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1561 of 1880 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery
- Yes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 89.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 152.4
- Pupils per adult
- 10.4
- Pupils
- 1,582
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementUrgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviourUrgent improvement
- Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
- Early yearsNeeds attention
- InclusionUrgent improvement
- Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
May 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
February 2020
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
16%
31.9
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 99 |
| Average reading score | 100 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 25% |
| Working at a higher standard | 4% |
| Attainment 8 | 31.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 2.85 |
| Entered the EBacc | 80% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 36% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 16% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 49% |
| 23/24 | 46% |
| 24/25 | 25% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 32% |
| 22/23 | 20% |
| 23/24 | 21% |
| 24/25 | 16% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 101.0 |
| 23/24 | 100.0 |
| 24/25 | 100.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.41 |
| 22/23 | -0.45 |
| 23/24 | -0.80 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 101.0 |
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 99.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 40.4 |
| 22/23 | 34.8 |
| 23/24 | 33.0 |
| 24/25 | 31.9 |
Parkway, Bridgwater, TA6 4QY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Somerset admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Head Teacher
- Laura Campbell/ Sarah Evans
- Address
- Parkway, Bridgwater, TA6 4QY
- Telephone
- 01278727327