Bridgewater Primary School
Primary schoolBridgewater Primary School is a primary school in Salford, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 442 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 9 May 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 82% of pupils at Bridgewater Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Salford and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Edmund's RC Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)240 m
- St Andrew's Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding, March 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)380 m
- Star Salford AcademySecondary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met640 m
- Hilton Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed730 m
- North Walkden Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)730 m
- The Lowry AcademySecondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 42.1 (2025/26, provisional)800 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Salford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).