Robert Blake Science College is a secondary school located in Bridgwater. 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 09/12/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.5%, which is 2.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hamp Avenue, Bridgwater, TA6 6AW
Website: http://robertblake.org.uk/
Telephone: 01278456243
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Deb Loveridge
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 123878

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/12/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 891
Number of Boys: 434
Number of Girls: 457

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.22 Confidence interval -0.43 to -0.01
Of the 146 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 140 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:16%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:34%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.37
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hamp Nursery and Infants' School
Rhode Lane , TA6 6JB 		3out of 4 151 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hamp Academy
Rhode Lane , TA6 6JB 		2out of 4 284 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre
Westover Green , TA6 7HB 		3out of 4 972 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Somerset Bridge Primary School
Stockmoor Drive , TA6 6AH 		3out of 4 1,171 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Northgate Primary School
Northgate , TA6 3EU 		- not rated 1,298 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Robert Blake Science College
Hamp Avenue , TA6 6AW 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Haygrove School
Durleigh Road , TA6 7HW 		3out of 4 1,440 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chilton Trinity School
Chilton Street , TA6 3JA 		- not rated 2,450 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgwater and Taunton College
Bath Road , TA6 4PZ 		- not rated 1,839 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgwater College Academy
Parkway , TA6 4QY 		3out of 4 2,253 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Polden Bower School
Bower Lane , TA6 4GU 		3out of 4 56 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge School Sedgemoor
The Cossington Centre , Main Road TA6 3RG 		3out of 4 697 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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