Polden Bower School
Bower Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
200
Capacity
4-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 0.5
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0%
- EBacc APS
- 0.0
- Cohort Size
- 17
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 100.0%
- Continued in education
- 100.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 247
- Boys
- 159 (64%)
- Girls
- 88 (36%)
- Capacity
- 200 (124% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 44.1%
- EAL
- 8.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 7.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 34.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £28,404/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.5%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.3%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 80.5%
- White Other: 6.9%
- Other: 6.9%
- Mixed Other: 1.9%
- Asian Other: 1.5%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Black Caribbean: 0.8%
80.5%
White British
6.9%
White Other
6.9%
Other
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 123938
- UKPRN
- 10015524
- Establishment No.
- 7003