Bridgewater School
Drywood Hall, Worsley Road, Manchester, M28 2WQ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Judy Nairn
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 540
- Pupils on roll
- 439
- URN
- 105992
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617941463
About this school
Bridgewater School is an independent school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 439 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bridgewater School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Bridgewater School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1950, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.2 | 51.6 | 38.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 52.5% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 77% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 6.6% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bridgewater School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.2 | 32.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.6 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38 | 33.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 478 |
| 2023/24 | 474 |
| 2024/25 | 467 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 115
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre0.5 miles
Academies · Salford
-
New Park Academy1.3 miles
Academies · Eccles
-
Chatsworth Futures Limited1.4 miles
Other types
-
Branwood Preparatory School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Barton Moss Education Centre1.5 miles
Other types · Swinton
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Common questions
- What ages does Bridgewater School teach?
- Bridgewater School teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Bridgewater School?
- The headteacher of Bridgewater School is Mrs Judy Nairn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bridgewater School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bridgewater School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Bridgewater School?
- Bridgewater School has 439 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Bridgewater School full?
- Bridgewater School has capacity for 540 pupils and 439 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bridgewater School a faith school?
- No. Bridgewater School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bridgewater School a selective school?
- Yes. Bridgewater School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Bridgewater School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.2 in 2022/23 and 38 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bridgewater School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bridgewater School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.