Bridgewater School
School summary
Spanning ages 3 to 18 on a single all-through journey, Bridgewater School in Salford offers families a small, close-knit independent setting where roughly 467 pupils are known as individuals. The Independent Schools Inspectorate rated the school good in its most recent inspection, with personal development also judged good and all compliance standards met. A notably high proportion of pupils - nearly 29 per cent - receive SEN support, suggesting a community comfortable with helping a broad range of learners. With day fees ranging from £9,816 to £13,217, it sits firmly in the independent sector under the leadership of head Mrs Judy Nairn.
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Inspection reports
- ISI rating
- good
- ISI personal development
- good
- Last inspected
- 16 September 2025
Teaching & academics
The curriculum runs from GCSE and A-level through to BTEC and the Extended Project Qualification, giving older pupils both academic and more vocational routes. The GCSE offering is unusually wide for a small school, covering everything from Statistics and Spanish to Drama, Business Studies and the core sciences. At sixth form - a compact cohort of around 43 - Psychology, Economics, Chemistry and Biology are the popular choices, pointing towards strong interest in the sciences and social sciences.
Languages
GCSE subjects
Head · Mrs Judy Nairn
Sixth form
- Sixth-form pupils
- 43
Popular A-level subjects
Qualifications offered
School life & ethos
- Religious character
- None
- Boarding
- No
- SEN support
- 28.48%
- EHC plans
- 0.21%
Fees & bursaries
- Day fees (per year)
- £9,816 - £13,217
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.