Bridgewater Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Northampton, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bridgewater Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Bridgewater Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 5.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire is 17.2%.
- In 2026 Reception, every applicant was offered a place, as at 124 of the 141 other West Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2026 Reception, there were 79 first-choice applications for 84 offers, and 5 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bridgewater Drive, Bridgewater Primary School, Northampton, NN3 3AF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 650 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “Children in the early years receive an outstanding start to their education at Bridgewater Primary School.”
- “They learn in a stunning environment.”
- “The planned learning encourages children’s independence.”
To improve
- “A few subjects are in the earlier stages of this work.”
- “Some pupils do not acquire the depth of knowledge that they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 73% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 79 first-preference applications, 84 offers in total, 79 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Northamptonshire.
- Abington Vale Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Weston Favell CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cedar Road Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Barry Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Headlands Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stimpson Avenue Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Standens Barn Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Eastfield Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published