Bridgetown Primary School
Byron Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 7JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mr Mark Szortowski
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 378
- URN
- 125526
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01789205092
About this school
Bridgetown Primary School is a community primary school in Stratford-upon-Avon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 378 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 63 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 67% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 12% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 87% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 83% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 73% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Bridgetown 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 405 |
| 2024/25 | 403 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bridgetown Primary School compares
Bridgetown Primary School ranked 122nd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.9% | 19.1% | 378 | — |
| Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School | 79% | 2.7% | 11.3% | 218 | 0.8 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | 93% | 2.7% | 8.7% | 209 | 0.9 miles |
| Alveston CofE Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 13.3% | 209 | 1.1 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.4% | 17.9% | 416 | 1.2 miles |
| Thomas Jolyffe Primary School | 38% | 6.8% | 35.1% | 322 | 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)
- 19.11%
- English as an additional language
- 12.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.93%
- Persistent absence
- 8.81%
Location
Nearby schools
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Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stratford-upon-Avon
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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stratford-upon-Avon
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Alveston CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stratford-upon-Avon
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Holy Trinity CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Stratford-upon-Avon
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Thomas Jolyffe Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Stratford-upon-Avon
Other schools in Stratford-upon-Avon
Bridgetown Primary School ranks 11th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Alveston CofE Primary School Primary
- Bishopton Primary School Primary
- Ettington CofE Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Pebworth First School Primary
- Quinton Primary School Primary
- Shottery St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primary
- Snitterfield Primary School Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School Primary
- Thomas Jolyffe Primary School Primary
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy Meon Vale Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bridgetown Primary School teach?
- Bridgetown Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Who is the head teacher of Bridgetown Primary School?
- The head teacher of Bridgetown Primary School is Mr Mark Szortowski, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bridgetown Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bridgetown 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 big is Bridgetown Primary School?
- Bridgetown Primary School has 378 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bridgetown Primary School full?
- Bridgetown Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 378 on roll (90%), 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 Bridgetown Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bridgetown Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bridgetown Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bridgetown Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bridgetown Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bridgetown Primary School rank locally?
- Bridgetown Primary School ranked 122nd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bridgetown Primary School's absence rate?
- Bridgetown Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bridgetown Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bridgetown 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.