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This is a good school The headteacher provides strong leadership, which has helped to secure improvements since the previous inspection.
Senior leaders and governors share her vision for the school. Governors are well informed and provide effective levels of challenge and support that have helped the school to improve. Teachers' high expectations of pupils can be seen in the demands they make of them in lessons and the challenging targets that are set for individual pupils.
.Most teachers provide pupils with valuable feedback and guidance on their work which moves learning on quickly. However, on occasion, this guidance is not precise enough to help pupils mak...e rapid progress.
Current pupils are making good progress across a range of subjects. The tracking system is not consistently well developed for all subjects. Pupils have positive attitudes to learning and conduct themselves well around the school, showing consideration and respect towards adults and each other.
While most pupils take pride in their work, the handwriting and presentation of some pupils is not as neat as it could be. The broad and interesting curriculum supports pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and helps them to develop their understanding of British values. Parents who responded to the Ofsted online questionnaire expressed overwhelming support for the school.
.Children make a good start in the Nursery and Reception Years because teaching and provision are good.
Information about this school
Bridgewater School is slightly larger than the average primary school.
Almost all pupils are of White British heritage...
The proportion of disadvantaged pupils supported by the pupil premium is much lower than average. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is much lower than average..
.The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. Since the previous inspection there have been several staffing changes, including at senior and middle leadership level.
The governing body has been reconstituted, with new committees and governors in place. Because of re-designation from a middle school to a primary school in September 2013, there are currently no pupils in Years 4 or 5. In key stage 2 there is one Year 6 class and two Year 3 classes.
The school meets the government's floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment in reading, writing and mathematics. Children in the Reception Year attend full time. Children in the Nursery attend part time.
