SCHOOL PROFILE
Bridgwater College Academy: data, trends and context
Bridgwater College Academy is a all-through school in Somerset. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.
School identity
URN
138375
Phase
All-through
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Somerset
Region
South West
Trust
BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST
Postcode
TA6 4QY
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website
Pupil and community context
Pupils on roll
1,561
FSM eligible
35.9%
EAL / First language other than English
19.9%
SEND (total)
29.7%
SEN Support
25.4%
EHCP
4.3%
White British
73.7%
Attendance and absence (2024/25)
Attendance rate
90.0%
Overall absence
10.0%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Severe absence
5.1%
Current benchmarks
No current DfE attendance benchmark is published for this school’s phase and local authority, so no comparison is shown.
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
Suspension rate
100.0%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
15.6%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.95%
Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)
Attainment 8
31.9
English & maths grade 5+
16.0%
English & maths grade 4+
36.4%
Historical trends
Historical trends
School trends over time
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Data sources and last updated
- Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
- Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
- Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
- For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
- Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.
Contextual comparison
See Bridgwater College Academy against 25 similar schools
Bridgwater College Academy is a all-through school in Somerset. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.