Schools in Bridgwater
Bridgwater is Somerset's largest town on the River Parrett with 37 state schools - 28 primaries and 4 secondaries. Somerset Council coordinates admissions and publishes catchment maps for community schools annually, with boundaries that extend into rural parishes across the Sedgemoor area.
The Hinkley Point C construction project has brought a significant temporary influx of families to the Bridgwater area, increasing competition for school places at several primaries. Families new to the area should register with Somerset admissions early and check whether their address falls within a defined catchment zone or the open-admissions area.
School demand in Bridgwater
Across the 36 schools in Bridgwater with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 86%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
9 schools in Bridgwater have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
19 of the schools in Bridgwater are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Somerset, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
23 of the schools in Bridgwater have a current Ofsted rating, of which 19 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Bridgwater: 1 oversubscribed (28)
Ashcott Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bridgwater · TA7 9PP
Eastover Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bridgwater · TA6 5EX
Hamp Nursery and Infants' School
Primary · Community school
Bridgwater · TA6 6JB
Catcott Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bridgwater · TA7 9HD
North Newton Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bridgwater · TA7 0BG
Somerset Bridge Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bridgwater · TA6 6AH
Westonzoyland Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bridgwater · TA7 0EY
Kingsmoor Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bridgwater · TA7 8PY
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Bridgwater · TA6 7LX
Cannington Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Bridgwater · TA5 2HP
Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Bridgwater · TA5 1NX
North Petherton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bridgwater · TA6 6LU
Enmore Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bridgwater · TA5 2DX
St John and St Francis Church School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bridgwater · TA6 5BP
Hamp Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bridgwater · TA6 6JB
Willowdown Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bridgwater · TA6 4FU
Woolavington Village Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bridgwater · TA7 8EA
Middlezoy Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bridgwater · TA7 0NZ
Puriton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bridgwater · TA7 8BT
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre
Primary · Academy converter
Bridgwater · TA6 7HB
Northgate Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Bridgwater · TA6 3EU
Wembdon St George's Church School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bridgwater · TA6 7PS
Otterhampton Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bridgwater · TA5 2QS
Pawlett Primary School Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bridgwater · TA6 4SB
Spaxton CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bridgwater · TA5 1BS
Stogursey Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bridgwater · TA5 1PR
Othery Village School
Primary · Academy converter
Bridgwater · TA7 0PX
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
Primary · Academy converter
Bridgwater · TA6 7EE
Secondary Schools in Bridgwater (4)
Robert Blake School
Secondary · Foundation school
Bridgwater · TA6 6AW
Haygrove School
Secondary · Academy converter
Bridgwater · TA6 7HW
Brymore Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Bridgwater · TA5 2NB
Chilton Trinity School
Secondary · Academy converter
Bridgwater · TA6 3JA
Other Schools in Bridgwater (5)
Polden Bower School
Not applicable · Foundation special school
Bridgwater · TA6 4GU
University Centre Somerset College Group
All through · Further education
Bridgwater · TA6 4PZ
The Bridge School Sedgemoor
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Bridgwater · TA6 5HT
Inaura School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Bridgwater · TA7 0RB
Bridgwater College Academy
Special · Academy sponsor led
Bridgwater · TA6 4QY
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Bridgwater are set by Somerset and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.