Best Schools in Bridgwater

How many schools are there in Bridgwater?

Bridgwater has 36 open schools: 28 state primary, 5 state secondary or all-through, 2 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Bridgwater are rated Outstanding?

2 schools in Bridgwater were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Enmore Church of England Primary School and Spaxton CofE Primary School. Counting Good as well, 88% of the 33 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Enmore Church of England Primary SchoolSpaxton CofE Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Bridgwater get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in Bridgwater with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Haygrove School, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.5 and 52% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Chilton Trinity School, with an Attainment 8 score of 42.3 and 35% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Brymore Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 37.2 and 29% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Haygrove SchoolChilton Trinity SchoolBrymore Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Bridgwater have the best SATs results?

Of the 26 primary schools in Bridgwater with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Enmore Church of England Primary School (91% in reading, 86% in maths); Eastover Primary School (84% in reading, 92% in maths); and Northgate Primary School (89% in reading, 86% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Enmore Church of England Primary SchoolEastover Primary SchoolNorthgate Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Bridgwater?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Bridgwater selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Bridgwater have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Bridgwater have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Somerset allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Bridgwater?

Apply to Somerset through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.