Bridgemary School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Gosport, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hampshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bridgemary School is a secondary school in Gosport, Hampshire for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 6 December 2023. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Bridgemary 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 42.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hampshire is 21.9%.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry every applicant was offered a place, as at 26 of the 65 other Hampshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- There were 155 first-choice applications for 175 offers in 2026 Year 7 entry, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 17th lowest of 66 Hampshire secondary schools.
- Of 9 schools (this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hampshire), 21% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25, the 2nd lowest.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wych Lane, Bridgemary, Gosport, PO13 0JN
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 814 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 6 December 2023
Strengths
- “Recent changes to the curriculum and improvements in provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are beginning to improve pupils' access to learning and outcomes.”
- “Pupils are happy at Bridgemary School.”
- “They have positive relationships with staff and each other.”
To improve
- “Pupils at this school do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “Across different subjects, they do not make sufficient progress.”
- “Changes to the curriculum have not happened swiftly enough to have a positive impact on pupils' achievement.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 21% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 33.8 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 155 first-preference applications, 175 offers in total, 155 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- King's Academy Brune Park 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crofton School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fareham Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cams Hill School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Portchester Community School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- King's Academy Bay House 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Henry Cort Community College 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brookfield Community School 5.6 mi Not judged Last distance published