UK Schools
Robert Blake School
Robert Blake School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Bridgwater, Somerset Council, teaching 1,014 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its last graded inspection in October 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 42.9 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 22 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Robert Blake School.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Robert Blake School.
- 1–30 Autumn Term (Term 1)
- 1 Inset Day
- 2 Inset Day
- 1–23 Autumn Term (Term 1)
- 22 Inset Day (in lieu of twilights)
- 23 Inset Day (in lieu of twilights)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3–30 Autumn Term (Term 2)
- 28 Inset Day
- 1–19 Autumn Term (Term 2)
- 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
- 5–31 Spring Term (Term 3)
- 5 Inset Day
- 1–13 Spring Term (Term 3)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23–28 Spring Term (Term 4)
- 1–31 Spring Term (Term 4)
- 20 Inset Day
- 1–2 Spring Term (Term 4)
- 3 Good Friday
- 6–17 Easter Holiday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 20–30 Summer Term (Term 5)
- 20 Inset Day
- 1–22 Summer Term (Term 5)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term (Term 6)
- 1–22 Summer Term (Term 6)
- 22 Inset Day (in lieu of Appraisal)
- 23–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term (Term 1) Sep 1, 2025 - Oct 23, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term (Term 2) Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (Term 3) Jan 5, 2026 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (Term 4) Feb 23, 2026 - Apr 2, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Apr 6, 2026 - Apr 17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (Term 5) Apr 20, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (Term 6) Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 23, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day (in lieu of twilights) Oct 22, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day (in lieu of twilights) Oct 23, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Nov 28, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day Mar 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day Apr 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day (in lieu of Appraisal) Jul 22, 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Bank Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
- New Year’s Day Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Robert Blake School with Somerset Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 42.9 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Somerset Council England
Attendance 30% 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 Robert Blake School. 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 Robert Blake School than to any other secondary 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.