Bridgewater High School

School overview

Bridgewater High School is a secondary school serving Warrington, Warrington, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 1,674 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Bridgewater High School 'Good'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 51.8, above the national average of 46. That is down 1.7 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of secondary schools nationally.

58% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 73% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.