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Bridgwater College Academy
Parkway, Bridgwater TA6 4QY
Year groups
Nursery–Year 11
All-through
Pupils
1,561
On roll
Ages
3–16
Capacity 1,880
Local authority
Somerset
Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust
Schola Grade 1
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Bridgwater College Academy
Bridgwater College Academy is an academy in Bridgwater, Somerset, for pupils aged 3–16 (Nursery–Year 11). It is part of Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust.
It has 1,561 pupils on roll and room for 1,880. Its Schola Grade is 1 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- All-through
- Year groups
- Nursery–Year 11
- Ages
- 3–16
- Official type
- Academy sponsor led
- Pupils on roll
- 1,561
- Capacity
- 1,880 pupils
- Free school meals
- 36.10% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 138375
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