Haygrove School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Somerset
Durleigh Road, Bridgwater, TA6 7HW
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 16/04/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.7%
29.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,051
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,070 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
197 of 197 families who put it first got an offer
208
Places offered
327
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 197 | 197 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 107 | 8 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 23 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 327 | 205 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
Somerset lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Aaron Reid
- Address
- Durleigh Road, Bridgwater, TA6 7HW
- Phone
- 01278455531
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Bridgwater West · Bridgwater
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136917
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: QUANTOCK EDUCATION TRUST
1,051 pupils · 1,070 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
29 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,099 pupils
Attendance
89.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.21 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.07 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 50.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.55 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 224 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 224 | 16% | 54% | 73% | |
| English Language | 224 | 23% | 65% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 224 | 14% | 44% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 199 | 16% | 53% | 72% | |
| History | 110 | 30% | 65% | 76% | |
| Statistics | 90 | 6% | 91% | 97% | |
| Geography | 85 | 31% | 58% | 67% | |
| German | 51 | 25% | 78% | 86% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 49 | 37% | 76% | 90% | |
| French | 46 | 15% | 78% | 85% | |
| Art and Design | 46 | 24% | 65% | 85% | |
| Spanish | 40 | 18% | 70% | 88% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.