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Robert Blake School

Hamp Avenue, Bridgwater, TA6 6AW

Local ranking29th of 34 secondary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Secondary

Phase

990

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues as Robert Blake Academy (URN 151626). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
42.9 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
37.8% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
60.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
36.8% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.8 nat4.1
Cohort Size
185

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
87.0%
Continued in education
79.0%
Apprenticeships
4.0%
Employment
3.0%
Not sustained
11.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1042
Boys
511 (49%)
Girls
531 (51%)
Capacity
990 (105% full)
SEND
19.4%
FSM Eligible
34.4%
EAL
19.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.9%
SEN Support
16.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
65.2
Budget per Pupil
£8,505/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
10.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
30.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 80.7%
  • White Other: 10.1%
  • Black African: 1.9%
  • Other: 1.7%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
  • Mixed Other: 1.2%
  • Asian Indian: 0.7%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%

80.7%

White British

10.1%

White Other

1.9%

Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01278456243
office@robertblake.org.uk
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Hamp Avenue

Bridgwater, South West

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Administrative

URN
123878
UKPRN
10006601
Establishment No.
4300

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