Bridgwater College Academy
Academy sponsor led in Bridgwater, Somerset.
School details
| Phase | All-through |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1561 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1880 |
| Free school meals | 36.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Address | Parkway, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4QY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.bridgwatercollegeacademy.org |
| Telephone | 01278727327 |
| URN | 138375 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 10 March 2026, published 19 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Category of concern: Special measures.
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 10 May 2023, published 28 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 5 February 2020, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- St John and St Francis Church School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Eastover Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Willowdown Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Northgate Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Chilton Trinity School (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- Robert Blake Academy (secondary school, about 2.1 km)
- Hamp Nursery and Infants' School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre (primary school, about 2.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.