Somerset Bridge Primary School
Stockmoor Drive, Bridgwater, TA6 6AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Bryant
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 407
- URN
- 123695
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01278422100
About this school
Somerset Bridge Primary School is a community primary school in Bridgwater. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 407 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Somerset Bridge Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 75 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 69% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 21% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 88% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 88% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 91% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Somerset Bridge Primary 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 434 |
| 2023/24 | 408 |
| 2024/25 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Somerset Bridge Primary School compares
Somerset Bridge Primary School ranked 30th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.8% | 28.8% | 407 | — |
| Hamp Nursery and Infants' School | — | 8.1% | 33.2% | 234 | 0.6 miles |
| Hamp Academy | 49% | 7.3% | 50.5% | 307 | 0.6 miles |
| Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre | 59% | 7.9% | 46.9% | 382 | 1.2 miles |
| St John and St Francis Church School | 56% | 4.3% | 22.8% | 421 | 1.2 miles |
| Eastover Primary School | 67% | 6.8% | 28% | 403 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.81%
- English as an additional language
- 26.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.79%
- Persistent absence
- 12.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hamp Nursery and Infants' School0.6 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Hamp Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre1.2 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
St John and St Francis Church School1.2 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Eastover Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
Other schools in Bridgwater
Somerset Bridge Primary School ranks 3rd of the 26 ranked primary schools in Bridgwater.
- Ashcott Primary School Primary
- Cannington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Catcott Primary School Primary
- Eastover Primary School Primary
- Enmore Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hamp Academy Primary
- Hamp Nursery and Infants' School Primary
- Kingsmoor Primary School Primary
- Middlezoy Primary School Primary
- Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Newton Community Primary School Primary
- North Petherton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Somerset Bridge Primary School teach?
- Somerset Bridge Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bridgwater.
- Who is the headteacher of Somerset Bridge Primary School?
- The headteacher of Somerset Bridge Primary School is Mr Kevin Bryant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Somerset Bridge Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Somerset Bridge Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Somerset Bridge Primary School?
- Somerset Bridge Primary School has 407 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Somerset Bridge Primary School full?
- Somerset Bridge Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 407 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Somerset Bridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Somerset Bridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Somerset Bridge Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Somerset Bridge Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Somerset Bridge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Somerset Bridge Primary School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Somerset Bridge Primary School ranked 30th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Somerset Bridge Primary School's absence rate?
- Somerset Bridge Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Somerset Bridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Somerset Bridge Primary 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 30 June 2026.