Bridgewater Primary School
Bridgewater Drive, Northampton, NN3 3AF
650 pupils · 103% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Free school meals
- 5.8%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 October 2024, published 17 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 84 | 79 | 162 | 84 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 76 | 75 | 132 | 76 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 89 | 89 | 171 | 89 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 107 | 181 | 90 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 89 | 83 | 167 | 89 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 89 | 95 | 181 | 89 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 94 | 208 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 103 | 210 | 90 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Abington Vale Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Weston Favell CofE Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Cedar Road Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Barry Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Headlands Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Stimpson Avenue Academy 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.