Haygrove SchoolBrymore Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bridgwater.

Summary of the comparison

Haygrove School and Brymore Academy are secondary schools in Bridgwater.

  • Haygrove School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Brymore Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Haygrove School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Haygrove School was judged Good and Brymore Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.8 for Haygrove School and 44.0 for Brymore Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Haygrove School (46.7 in 2021-22, 48.8 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Brymore Academy (42.1 in 2021-22, 44.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Haygrove School versus Brymore Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BridgwaterHaygrove SchoolBridgwaterBrymore AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking3rd of 34 in Somerset Stronger figure8th of 34 in Somerset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-17
GenderMixed Boys
Pupils on roll1,060 346
Capacity1,070 350
LocationBridgwater, TA6 7HW Bridgwater, TA5 2NB
GCSE results
Attainment 848.8 Stronger figure44.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths48.2% Stronger figure35.3% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths68.8% Stronger figure51.5% 64.8%
Entering EBacc50.9% Stronger figure0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.55 Stronger figure3.54 4.09
Cohort224 68
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,060 346
Free school meals (ever 6)22.1% 14.2%
English as an additional language9.9% 0.9%
SEN support11.4% 35.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 18.2%
Attendance
Overall absence10.3% 10.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence29.0% 25.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Haygrove School

Brymore Academy

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