Bridgewater Primary School is a primary school located in Northampton. 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 17/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Bridgewater Drive, Northampton

School Information

Address: Bridgewater Drive, Northampton, NN3 3AF
Website: www.bridgewaterprimary.net/
Telephone: 01604637056
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alison Harvey
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 122076

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 663
Number of Boys: 346
Number of Girls: 317

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.2
Writing
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.7
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.2 to 0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wallace Road Nursery School
Wallace Road , NN2 7EE 		4out of 4 2,219 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Parklands Nursery School
Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW 		4out of 4 3,013 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgewater Primary School
Bridgewater Drive , NN3 3AF 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Abington Vale Primary School
Ashford Close , Abington Vale NN3 3NQ 		3out of 4 589 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Weston Favell CofE Primary School
Westwood Way , Wellingborough Road NN3 3HH 		4out of 4 974 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cedar Road Primary School
Cedar Road East , NN3 2JF 		3out of 4 1,420 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Barry Primary School
Barry Road , NN1 5JS 		3out of 4 1,461 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton School for Boys
Billing Road , NN1 5RT 		4out of 4 1,214 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Weston Favell Academy
Booth Lane South , NN3 3EZ 		2out of 4 1,803 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Northampton Academy
Wellingborough Road , NN3 8NH 		3out of 4 2,223 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Northampton School for Girls
Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DG 		4out of 4 2,916 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW 		3out of 4 2,991 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton College
Main Campus , Booth Lane NN3 3RF 		- not rated 2,297 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton International Academy
Barrack Road , NN1 1AA 		3out of 4 3,277 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
OneSchool Global Uk, Northampton Primary Campus
468a Billing Road East , NN3 3LF 		- not rated 943 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's College
St Andrew's College , St Andrew's Northampton NN1 5DG 		- not rated 1,562 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Billing Brook Special School
Penistone Road , Lumbertubs NN3 8EZ 		4out of 4 2,477 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Fairfields School
Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JN 		4out of 4 2,733 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire
8 Notre Dame Mews , NN1 2BG 		- not rated 2,864 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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