Bridgewater High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Warrington
Broomfields Road, Warrington, WA4 3AE
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/10/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
15.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,683
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
1,560 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
295 of 296 families who put it first got an offer
333
Places offered
593
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 296 | 295 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 186 | 27 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 111 | 8 | ● 7% |
| Total | 593 | 330 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Warrington lets families list 3 preferences. 52 applications came from outside the council area (23 offered). 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
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Keiron Powell
- Address
- Broomfields Road, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3AE
- Phone
- 01925263919
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Ward / constituency
- Appleton · Warrington South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141598
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
1,683 pupils · 1,560 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
11 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,708 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
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 | 53.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.20 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.64 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 57.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.54 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 327 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 4.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 25 | — |
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 | 327 | 30% | 63% | 78% | |
| English Language | 327 | 26% | 63% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 323 | 28% | 66% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 223 | 12% | 38% | 58% | |
| Geography | 194 | 28% | 58% | 72% | |
| History | 131 | 40% | 64% | 74% | |
| French | 120 | 36% | 68% | 74% | |
| Biology | 101 | 49% | 78% | 91% | |
| Physics | 100 | 46% | 82% | 84% | |
| Chemistry | 100 | 43% | 77% | 83% | |
| Art and Design | 83 | 37% | 69% | 88% | |
| Religious Studies | 66 | 44% | 67% | 83% |
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 Warrington 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.