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Bridgewater Primary School

West Northamptonshire, NN3 3AFPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Oct 2024
KS2 Results
73%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
0.9×
First choices did not exceed offers made
79 1st-choice / 84 offers made
Ranking
#6,408
of 13,686 nationally

About Bridgewater Primary School

Bridgewater Primary School is a state-funded primary school in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 650 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 630.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (8 Oct 2024). 73% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 79 first-preference applications and 84 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressBridgewater Drive, Bridgewater Primary School, Northampton, West Northamptonshire, NN3 3AF
HeadteacherMrs Alison Harvey
Local AuthorityWest Northamptonshire
Number of Pupils650
Free School Meals (FSM)5.8%
School Capacity650 / 630 (103% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Oct 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 17 Nov 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:15

Source: bridgewaterprimary.net. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Bridgewater Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.