Bridgewater High School

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–16Mixed

Broomfields Road, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3AE

Principal · Mr Keiron Powell

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 10 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,683Capacity 1,560

OfstedGoodInspected 11 October 2022

TrustThe Challenge Academy Trust

Free school meals14%

SEN provisionResourced provision and SEN unit

Good

Graded inspection on 11 October 2022.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Warrington council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

289 of the 292 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered358

Applications636

First choice292

First-choice offers289

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).