Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry- 2026 1.3; Somerset median median 1.4; as the previous school
- 2025 1.3; Somerset median median 1.3; as the previous school
- 2024 1.3; Somerset median median 1.2; as the previous school
- 2023 1.4; Somerset median median 1.2; as the previous school
- 2022 1.2; Somerset median median 1.3; as the previous school
- 2021 1.3; Somerset median median 1.3; as the previous school
- 2020 1.4; Somerset median median 1.4; as the previous school
- 2019 1.3; Somerset median median 1.4; as the previous school
- 2018 1.3; Somerset median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2017 1.6; Somerset median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2016 1.4; Somerset median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.5; Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2014 1.3; Somerset median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Somerset median
Dashed bars: as Robert Blake School (URN 123878), the previous school.
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 * | 195 | 247 | 1.3 | 177 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2025 * | 152 | 192 | 1.3 | 140 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2024 * | 217 | 276 | 1.3 | 211 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 * | 203 | 274 | 1.4 | 213 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2022 * | 204 | 248 | 1.2 | 195 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 * | 189 | 241 | 1.3 | 176 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 * | 188 | 266 | 1.4 | 195 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2019 * | 194 | 256 | 1.3 | 197 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2018 * | 166 | 211 | 1.3 | 146 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2017 * | 166 | 258 | 1.6 | 162 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 * | 156 | 214 | 1.4 | 142 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2015 * | 146 | 212 | 1.5 | 138 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2014 * | 148 | 196 | 1.3 | 142 | 0.96 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Robert Blake AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRequires improvement2023
- 1.3 km · SomersetGood20241.7applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · SomersetSpecial measures 20261.4applications per place 33.8Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · SomersetGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
- 6.2 km · SomersetRemains Good · improving20242.6applications per place 37.2Attainment 8
- 10.3 km · SomersetSpecial measures Inadequate20231.3applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
- 11.5 km · SomersetSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade2025
- 11.9 km · SomersetGood20221.0applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
- 14.0 km · SomersetOutstanding20233.0applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 151626 · 933/4300
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 990 pupils
- Opened
- 1 September 2026
- Replaced
- Robert Blake School (URN 123878)
- Address
- Hamp Avenue, Bridgwater, TA6 6AW
- Local authority
- Somerset
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources