Alderwood School
Community school · 1,471 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.2
Academy sponsor led
Bridgemary School
- Pupils on roll
- 814of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 42.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 140
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 6 December 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Bridgemary School (URN 116471, until 1 September 2012).
What the data says
Of the 147 pupils who finished Year 11 at Bridgemary School in 2023, 33% moved to a sixth form college, 38% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 33.8 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Hampshire, with 21% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
12% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 33% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Hampshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Bridgemary School | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 147 | 14,028 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 78% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 7% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 33% | 40% | 13% |
| — further education college | 38% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Bridgemary School | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 33.8 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 10% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.76 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 31% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 24.2 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 38.2 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 139 | 99% | 89% | 4% | 20% | 38% |
| Mathematics | 139 | 99% | 88% | 6% | 22% | 55% |
| English Literature | 133 | 95% | 86% | 3% | 21% | 47% |
| Combined Science | 91 | 65% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 24% |
| History | 70 | 50% | 41% | 11% | 26% | 34% |
| Computer Science | 43 | 31% | 13% | 12% | 30% | 37% |
| Business Studies | 43 | 31% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| Geography | 43 | 31% | 41% | 5% | 25% | 56% |
| Biology | 42 | 30% | 23% | 10% | 45% | 76% |
| Chemistry | 41 | 29% | 23% | 5% | 47% | 78% |
| Physics | 41 | 29% | 23% | 2% | 46% | 73% |
| Citizenship Studies | 33 | 24% | 3% | 12% | 19% | 52% |
| Spanish | 20 | 14% | 19% | 25% | 27% | 40% |
| Art and Design | 18 | 13% | 7% | 11% | 24% | 78% |
| Photography | 16 | 11% | 6% | 6% | 19% | 88% |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 9% | 31% | 0% | 32% | 42% |
| Dance | 11 | 8% | 1% | 18% | 27% | 55% |
| Polish | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Statistics | 2 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Health | 44 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 40 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 39 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 17 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 11 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Hampshire
Amery Hill School
Academy converter · 982 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.0
Applemore College
Foundation school · 478 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.7
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Voluntary aided school · 894 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.3
Bohunt School
Academy converter · sixth form · 2,012 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.3
Brighton Hill Community School
Academy converter · 1,284 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.5
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.