Bridgewater High School

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Warrington council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Warrington's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 292 families put this school as their first choice, and 358 places were offered. 289 of the families who put it first got a place (99%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• First Kick Football. Ofsted report
• Superstars, Broomfields. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 11 October 2022. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

1683 (capacity 1560)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01925263919

Address

Broomfields Road, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3AE

Website

bridgewaterhigh.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports