Bridgemary School
Wych Lane, Bridgemary, Gosport, PO13 0JN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Garfield
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Gosport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 814
- URN
- 138437
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01329319966
About this school
Bridgemary School is a secondary academy in Gosport. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 814 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 147 | 166 | 140 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.5 | 32.7 | 33.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.05 -1.29 to -0.82 | -1.01 -1.23 to -0.79 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% | 18.1% | 20.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 35% | 39.2% | 43.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 5.4% | 10% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
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 Bridgemary 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33.5 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32.7 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.8 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 823 |
| 2023/24 | 798 |
| 2024/25 | 791 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bridgemary School compares
Bridgemary School ranked 63rd of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33.8 | 10.7% | 39.3% | 814 | — |
| King's Academy Brune Park | 33 | 10.6% | 38.9% | 1,167 | 1.2 miles |
| Crofton School | 45.3 | 8.3% | 17.4% | 1,112 | 1.3 miles |
| Fareham Academy | 38.5 | 11.7% | 29.8% | 888 | 1.8 miles |
| Cams Hill School | 52.5 | 7% | 13% | 1,265 | 2.0 miles |
| Portchester Community School | 41.8 | 9.6% | 28.8% | 688 | 2.5 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)
- 39.32%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.7%
- Persistent absence
- 30.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King's Academy Brune Park1.2 miles
Secondary · Gosport
-
Crofton School1.3 miles
Secondary · Fareham
-
Fareham Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Fareham
-
Cams Hill School2.0 miles
Secondary · Fareham
-
Portchester Community School2.5 miles
Secondary · Fareham
Other schools in Gosport
- King's Academy Bay House Secondary
- King's Academy Brune Park Secondary
- Haven Early Years Centre Nursery
- Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alver Valley Junior School Primary
- Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School Primary
- Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School Primary
- Bedenham Primary School Primary
- Brockhurst Primary School Primary
- Elson Infant School Primary
- Elson Junior School Primary
- Gomer Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bridgemary School teach?
- Bridgemary School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Gosport.
- Who is the headteacher of Bridgemary School?
- The headteacher of Bridgemary School is Mr Tom Garfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bridgemary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bridgemary 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 Bridgemary School?
- Bridgemary School has 814 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Bridgemary School full?
- Bridgemary School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 814 on roll (68%), 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 Bridgemary School a faith school?
- No. Bridgemary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bridgemary School a selective school?
- No. Bridgemary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Bridgemary School?
- Bridgemary School is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bridgemary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 33.5 in 2022/23 and 33.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bridgemary School rank locally?
- Bridgemary School ranked 63rd of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bridgemary School's absence rate?
- Bridgemary School's overall absence rate is 10.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bridgemary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bridgemary 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 1 July 2026.