UK Schools
Bridgwater College Academy
Bridgwater College Academy is a mixed all-through academy in Bridgwater, Somerset Council, teaching 1,561 pupils aged 3 to 16. Ofsted graded achievement as Urgent improvement at its most recent inspection in March 2026. In 2024–2025, 25% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and GCSE Attainment 8 was 31.9 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 24 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Bridgwater College Academy.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Bridgwater College Academy.
- 2 Autumn Term Starts
- 17 Autumn Term Ends
- 20–31 Autumn Half Term
- 3 Spring Term Starts
- 19 Spring Term Ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 23 Summer Term Starts
- 3–17 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 24 Summer Term Ends
- 27–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Starts 02 September 2025 Term
- Autumn Term Ends 17 October 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term 20 October 2025 - 31 October 2025 Holiday
- Spring Term Starts 03 November 2025 Term
- Spring Term Ends 19 December 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday 22 December 2025 - 02 January 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Starts 23 February 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term 16 February 2026 - 20 February 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday 03 April 2026 - 17 April 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term 25 May 2026 - 29 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends 24 July 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday 27 July 2026 - 31 August 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) 01 January 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) 03 April 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) 06 April 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday 04 May 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday 25 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday 31 August 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) 25 December 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) 26 December 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Bridgwater College Academy with Somerset Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 25% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Somerset Council England
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 31.9 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Somerset Council England
Attendance 27.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Somerset Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 87% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Somerset Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Bridgwater College Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Bridgwater College Academy than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.