Bridgwater College Academy

URN 138375·All-through·Academy sponsor led·Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 11.7%Overall absence at 10.0%KS2 combined fell by 21ppRequires improvement — Quality of education
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,647.91

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+100.0%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.7%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.

Overall absence at 10.0%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.

KS2 combined fell by 21pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 46% to 25%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

10 May 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.31.9
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.36.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)16.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.79.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,576

Capacity

1,880 (84%)

Free school meals

36.1%

English additional lang.

20.0%

Ethnicity

White British 74.7%Asian 4.9%Black 1.5%Mixed 3.9%Other 1.0%

Age range: 316

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

95.4

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.4

Mean salary

£46,737

Turnover

Vacancy rate

3.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

27.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.2%

Unauthorised absence

4.8%

2024/25 · 1,539 pupils