Bridgewater Primary School

State-Funded School

bridgewater-primary-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

Harpenden and BerkhamstedConstituency

HP4 1ESPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bridgewater Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 459 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 15%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

459

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 459
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 16 November 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
6 Jan 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.