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Bridgemary School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Wych Lane, Bridgemary, Gosport PO13 0JN · bridgemary-tkat.org · 01329 319966
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 33.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 814
- 68% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 42.1%
- First language not English
- 5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 155 families put the school first and 175 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 | 175 | 155 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 151 | 145 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 166 | 152 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 138 | 111 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 126 | 106 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 33.8, and 20.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hampshire it was 45.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼33.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼20.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼43.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.76 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.2 | +0.9 |
| Sixth form college | 36.1 | +12.3 |
| Further education | 44.6 | −4.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | −3.5 |
| Employment | 4.2 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.2 | −4.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | −1.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bridgemary School on 30 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (220 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 220
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 61% who had a child bullied
based on 51 parents (23%) with SEND