Haygrove School

Haygrove School has demonstrated a solid performance overall, maintaining a good quality of education and outstanding leadership and management. The school's commitment to providing high-quality education has been evident, even amid challenges such as the main school building being deemed unsafe. This dedication, coupled with an overhauled and ambitious curriculum, has resulted in increased pupil achievement and engagement across various subjects. While the school excels in supporting pupil well-being and safety, some issues remain regarding consistent attendance and effective teaching methods in checking pupil understanding. The school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities that foster pupil development, enthusiasm, and engagement. This commitment to personal development helps prepare students for their future education and careers. Notably, the leadership, supported by the Quantock Education Trust, has successfully implemented changes that have strengthened the educational offering since the last inspection. However, the school recognizes that addressing certain gaps in knowledge and improving attendance rates remain essential for further progress.

Strengths

• Strong leadership and management
• Ambitious curriculum that has been recently overhauled
• Supportive pastoral system for pupil well-being
• Wide range of extracurricular activities enhancing pupil interests
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Pupils feel safe and know how to report concerns

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching does not always check pupils' understanding effectively
• A minority of pupils do not attend school regularly enough

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Haygrove School attended 89.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 29.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 11.6% of pupils at Haygrove School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Haygrove School had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.8% of pupils at Haygrove School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Haygrove School received £6,867 and spent £7,287 for each of its 1,061 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,286,000 (£1,212 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Quantock Education Trust, income was £8,683 and spending £8,668 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bridgwater · Somerset local authority: places and applications

Haygrove School is part of Quantock Education Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Spaxton CofE Primary School Bridgwater
• Stogursey Church of England Primary School Bridgwater
• Merriott Primary School Merriott
• Ashlands Church of England Primary School Crewkerne
• Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School Crewkerne
• St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Crewkerne
• Sexey's School Bruton

What is Haygrove School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Haygrove School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Haygrove School last inspected by Ofsted?

Haygrove School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Haygrove School have?

Haygrove School has 1,051 pupils on roll.

What age range does Haygrove School cover?

Haygrove School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Haygrove School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.5, and 52% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Haygrove School?

Haygrove School is at Durleigh Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7HW.