Inaura School
Moorview House, Riverside, Bridgwater, TA7 0RB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lauren Smith
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 36
- Pupils on roll
- 32
- URN
- 135735
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01823690211
About this school
Inaura School is an independent special school in Bridgwater. It teaches children aged 8 to 18 and has 32 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Inaura 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
Inaura School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2008, 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 | 5 | 11 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 10.0 | 3.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 9.1% | 7.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.7 | 0.3 |
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 Inaura 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 | — | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 34 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.6 | 32.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 33 |
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
- 32
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Petherton Park School4.1 miles
Special schools · Somerset
-
Polden Bower School4.9 miles
Special schools · Bridgwater
-
The Levels School6.1 miles
Special schools
-
Dovecote School6.1 miles
Special schools
-
Cambian Somerset School6.3 miles
Special schools · Taunton
Other schools in Bridgwater
- Polden Bower School Special schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Inaura School teach?
- Inaura School teaches children aged 8 to 18. It is a special school in Bridgwater.
- Who is the headteacher of Inaura School?
- The headteacher of Inaura School is Mrs Lauren Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Inaura School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Inaura 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 big is Inaura School?
- Inaura School has 32 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 18.
- Is Inaura School full?
- Inaura School has capacity for 36 pupils and 32 on roll (89%), 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 Inaura School a faith school?
- No. Inaura School has no designated religious character.
- Is Inaura School a selective school?
- Yes. Inaura School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Inaura School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 10 in 2023/24 and 3.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Inaura School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Inaura 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.