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Haygrove School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Durleigh Road, Bridgwater TA6 7HW · haygroveschool.co.uk · 01278 455531
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,051
- 98% of 1,070 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.2%
- First language not English
- 10.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 190 families put the school first and 211 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 211 | 190 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 208 | 197 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 193 | 177 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 208 | 212 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 209 | 224 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.8, and 48.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Somerset it was 43.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲50.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.55 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.5 | −0.5 |
| Sixth form college | 20.9 | −0.6 |
| Further education | 52.9 | −7.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 12.6 | +8.2 |
| Employment | 4.4 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | 0 |
Ofsted
Haygrove School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
57% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (216 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 57%
- Replies
- 216
- 20% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 65 parents (30%) with SEND