Bridgewater Primary School is a primary school located in Berkhamsted. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/11/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bridle Way, Berkhamsted, HP4 1ES
Website: http://www.bridgewater.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01442871231
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Caren Doodson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117541

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 459
Number of Boys: 230
Number of Girls: 229

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgewater Primary School
Bridle Way , Billet Lane HP4 1ES
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Westfield Primary School and Nursery
Durrants Lane , HP4 3PJ
4out of 4 847 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Northchurch , HP4 3QZ
3out of 4 993 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Greenway , HP4 3LF
4out of 4 1,437 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenway Primary and Nursery School
Crossways , HP4 3NH
3out of 4 1,538 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashlyns School
Chesham Road , HP4 3AH
3out of 4 2,274 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Egerton-Rothesay School
Durrants Lane , HP4 3UJ
- not rated 1,442 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Berkhamsted School
Overton House , 133 High Street HP4 2DJ
- not rated 1,695 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School
Chesham Road , HP4 2SZ
- not rated 2,977 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.