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Bridgewater Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Foundation school
Bridgewater, Delaval Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE15 6NL · bridgewater.newcastle.sch.uk · 0191 274 5290
On the mapSearch near NE15 6NL
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newcastle upon Tyne 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.18 mi
- 1.90 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Newcastle upon Tyne Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 466
- 99% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 49.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.18 mi (1.90 km) from the school. Source: Newcastle upon Tyne Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.18 mi1.90 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bridgewater Primary School on 11 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding May 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 32
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied