Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 11 October 2022
Compared with the local authority and England
Attainment 8 scores a pupil's best 8 GCSE results, out of about 90. Progress 8 compares those results with pupils who started secondary school at the same level: 0 is average.
| Measure | School | Warrington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.8 | 48.5 | 46.1 |
Grade 4 is a standard pass; grade 5 is a strong pass.
| Measure | School | Warrington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 69% | 65% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths | 71% | 65% | 60% |
The EBacc is English, maths, science, a language, and history or geography. It is a set of subjects rather than a qualification.
| Measure | School | Warrington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering the EBacc | 32% | 46% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
Based on 327 pupils at the end of key stage 4.
Bridgewater High School's catchment area comes from its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, which decide who is offered a place when more children apply than there are places. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance from home or a catchment boundary, and the school's admissions policy says which it uses. Living nearby does not guarantee a place, and how far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Bridgewater High School is in Warrington council's area. Check its admissions booklet for how far away places went in recent years. For a Year 7 place, apply through the council where you live by 31 October in your child's Year 6.
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Bridgewater High School was graded Good at its last Ofsted inspection, on 11 October 2022.
Apply through the council where you live by 31 October in your child's Year 6, for a place starting the following September. You apply to your home council even if Bridgewater High School is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
Bridgewater High School's catchment area comes from its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, which decide who is offered a place when more children apply than there are places. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance from home or a catchment boundary, and the school's admissions policy says which it uses. Living nearby does not guarantee a place, and how far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Bridgewater High School had 1,674 pupils aged 11 to 16 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 1,560. It is a mixed school with no sixth form, so students move on at 16.
Academy sponsor led
1.2 miles away
Voluntary aided school
1.9 miles away
University technical college
2.6 miles away
Voluntary aided school
2.7 miles away
Free schools
3.1 miles away