SCHOOL PROFILE

Bridgewater Primary School

Primary Community school URN 105912
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 446 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 May 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Salford
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 442 442 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 230 52.0% of pupils
Male pupils 212 48.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

48.6%
23.8 pts above England
School 48.6%
Salford 32.2%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

25.8%
5.5 pts above England
School 25.8%
Salford 20.3%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Salford 0.6%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
51.6%
228
Any other Mixed background
14.5%
64
Any other White background
8.8%
39
African
7.7%
34
Any other ethnic group
6.6%
29
Any other Asian background
2.5%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 29.0% 128 of 442 pupils
8.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.0%
Salford 24.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.7% 118 pupils
England 14.8% 11.9 pts above
EHC plans 2.3% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 3.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 54
Social, emotional & mental health 38
Moderate learning difficulty 18
Other difficulty or disability 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

82.0% 21.6 pts above England
School 82.0%
Salford 58.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Salford 72.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
Salford 68.4%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
Salford 70.8%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.65%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.57 pts lower than England
School 4.65%
Salford 6.74%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.84%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.98 pts lower than England
School 10.84%
Salford 18.56%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.54%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.26 pts lower than England
School 0.54%
Salford 2.27%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.1% 10.9 pts above England
Bridgewater Primary School
99.1%
Salford
94.2%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information