Haygrove SchoolChilton Trinity School

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

Summary of the comparison

Haygrove School and Chilton Trinity School are secondary schools in Bridgwater.

  • Haygrove School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Chilton Trinity School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Haygrove School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Haygrove School was judged Good and Chilton Trinity School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.8 for Haygrove School and 42.0 for Chilton Trinity School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Haygrove School (46.7 in 2021-22, 48.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Chilton Trinity School (44.6 in 2021-22, 42.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Haygrove School versus Chilton Trinity School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BridgwaterHaygrove SchoolBridgwaterChilton Trinity SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking3rd of 34 in Somerset Stronger figure17th of 34 in Somerset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,060 975
Capacity1,070 1,050
LocationBridgwater, TA6 7HW Bridgwater, TA6 3JA
GCSE results
Attainment 848.8 Stronger figure42.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths48.2% Stronger figure36.3% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths68.8% Stronger figure59.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc50.9% Stronger figure17.3% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.55 Stronger figure3.69 4.09
Cohort224 179
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,060 975
Free school meals (ever 6)22.1% 29.0%
English as an additional language9.9% 15.5%
SEN support11.4% 15.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence10.3% 9.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence29.0% 24.5% 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

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