Bridgwater College Academy
Parkway, Bridgwater, TA6 4QY
1,561 pupils · 83% of 1,880 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 36.1%
Ofsted
Urgent improvement (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 19 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 25% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
| Attainment 8 score | 31.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 16% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 36.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 79.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 76 | 68 | 101 | 72 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 120 | 107 | 168 | 114 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 65 | 59 | 86 | 62 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 112 | 104 | 148 | 108 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 69 | 69 | 104 | 69 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 102 | 99 | 151 | 102 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 78 | 76 | 111 | 78 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 115 | 97 | 130 | 102 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- E-Act Merchants' Academy 40.3 km · Inadequate (2024) · previous system
- Bridge Learning Campus 40.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- King's Oak Academy 50.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Cranbrook Education Campus 51.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Bradley Stoke Community School 54.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Thomas Hall School 58.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.