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Bridgewater Primary School

Salford, M38 9WDPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
May 2024
KS2 Results
74%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
55 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2908 of 13,686 nationally

About Bridgewater Primary School

Bridgewater Primary School in Salford was judged Outstanding by Ofsted following its most recent ungraded inspection in May 2024, a rating it has held since its previous graded inspection in 2017. The school's leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all graded Outstanding, with the report confirming the school 'remains Outstanding'. Academically, the school's most telling metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2. At 74%, this is comfortably above the Salford local authority average of 61%, placing Bridgewater 11th out of 65 primary schools in the borough and inside the top 25% nationally. The school also performs well on higher-level attainment, with 19% of pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects, and particularly strong reading scores, where 45% of pupils reached the higher standard.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBridgewater Street, Manchester, Salford, M38 9WD
HeadteacherE Henderson
Local AuthoritySalford
Number of Pupils439
Free School Meals (FSM)49.4%
School Capacity439 / 446 (98% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

9 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (9 May 2024): School remains Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 27 Nov 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Sports HallArt StudiosDining HallPlaying FieldsSensory RoomForest SchoolOutdoor PlaygroundICT SuiteChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

FootballGymnasticsDanceRoundersNetballCross CountryCricket

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirArt ClubCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:10

Breakfast club

08:30-08:40

Source: bridgewaterprimaryschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Bridgewater Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.