School Summary

Polden Bower School


Boys: 113
Girls: 58
Total Pupils: 171
Opened:
Ofsted: Good
Headteacher: Helen Farnell
Polden Bower School
Bower Lane
Bridgwater

TA6 4GU
Telephone: 01278496386
Website: https://www.poldenbower.org.uk

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AccreditationExpiryDate:
Address3:
AdministrativeWard (code): E05008909
AdministrativeWard (name): King's Isle
AdmissionsPolicy (code): 0
AdmissionsPolicy (name): Not applicable
BSOInspectorateName (name): Not applicable
Boarders (code): 1
Boarders (name): No boarders
BoardingEstablishment (name):
CCF (name): Not applicable
CHNumber:
CensusDate: 20-01-2022
CloseDate:
Country (name): United Kingdom
County (name):
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Diocese (code): 0000
Diocese (name): Not applicable
DistrictAdministrative (code): 9999
DistrictAdministrative (name):
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 329853
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: Polden Bower School
EstablishmentNumber: 7003
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 5
EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Special schools
FEHEIdentifier:
FSM: 65
FTProv (name):
FederationFlag (name): Supported by a federation
Federations (code): 17598
Federations (name): Polden Bower and Avalon School Federation
FurtherEducationType (name): Not applicable
GOR (code): K
GOR (name): South West
GSSLACode (name): X999999
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Helen
HeadLastName: Farnell
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Headteacher
HeadTitle (name): Mrs
InspectorateName (name):
InspectorateReport:
LA (code): 933
LA (name): Somerset
LSOA (code): E01029090
LSOA (name): Sedgemoor 010A
LastChangedDate: 31-03-2023
Locality:
MSOA (code): E02006070
MSOA (name): Sedgemoor 010
NextInspectionVisit:
Northing: 136112
NumberOfBoys: 113
NumberOfGirls: 58
NumberOfPupils: 171
NurseryProvision (name): Not applicable
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 14-03-2019
OfstedRating (name): Good
OfstedSpecialMeasures (code): 0
OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate:
ParliamentaryConstituency (code): E14000595
ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Bridgwater and West Somerset
PercentageFSM: 43.30
PhaseOfEducation (code): 0
PhaseOfEducation (name): Not applicable
PlacesPRU:
Postcode: TA6 4GU
PreviousEstablishmentNumber:
PreviousLA (code): 999
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QABName (code): 0
QABName (name): Not applicable
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RSCRegion (name): South-West England
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name): Not applicable
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Not applicable
ReligiousCharacter (code): 00
ReligiousCharacter (name): Does not apply
ReligiousEthos (name): Does not apply
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SEN1 (name): VI - Visual Impairment
SEN10 (name):
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SEN2 (name): HI - Hearing Impairment
SEN3 (name): SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
SEN4 (name): ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN5 (name): MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
SEN6 (name): MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SEN7 (name): SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
SEN8 (name): PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
SEN9 (name):
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SENPRU (name): Not applicable
SENStat:
SchoolCapacity: 200
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Not applicable
SchoolSponsors (name):
SchoolWebsite: https://www.poldenbower.org.uk
Section41Approved (name): Not applicable
SenUnitCapacity:
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SiteName:
SpecialClasses (code): 1
SpecialClasses (name): Has Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 19
StatutoryLowAge: 4
Street: Bower Lane
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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TelephoneNum: 01278496386
Town: Bridgwater
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 2
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Not supported by a trust
Trusts (code):
Trusts (name):
TypeOfEstablishment (code): 12
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Foundation special school
TypeOfResourcedProvision (name): Not applicable
UKPRN: 10015524
UPRN: 10094572974
URN: 123938
UrbanRural (code): D1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
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