Hamp Academy, Bridgwater

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are extremely proud of our caring and supportive school community where we celebrate and develop the wide and varied skills and interests of our children through a broad and balanced curriculum."

Coming up: an open day on Friday 30 October 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils at Hamp Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 71% in Somerset and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (57% in reading, 67% in maths).

Across Somerset, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Somerset lodged 85 appeals against primary school offers; 49 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (4.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Hamp Academy are Hamp Nursery and Infants' School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre (0.6 miles, Good, 69% reading, 73% maths); Somerset Bridge Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 86% maths); and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater (0.7 miles, 65% reading, 65% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Hamp Academy.

Hamp Academy is one of 8 schools run by Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust, an academy trust.

48.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 105 pupils (34.2%) received SEN support and 15 (4.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Hamp Academy had 20 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Bridgwater Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queens Road (s-bound), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hamp Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 480 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Somerset (22), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Hamp Academy issued 9 suspensions, 2.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Hamp Academy are Robert Blake Academy (0.2 miles), Haygrove School (0.8 miles), Bridgwater College Academy (1.4 miles) and Chilton Trinity School (1.5 miles).