Robert Blake Academy
Secondary · Bridgwater · TA6 6AW
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 10 October 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Website
- http://robertblake.org.uk/
- URN
- 151626
In figures
We hold one Year 7 admissions round for it, 2023 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Requires improvement on 10 October 2023, under the framework used before November 2025.
Catchment area
Catchment area: defined priority area.
Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7
Cutoff by admission criterion (2023 entry)
- Sibling outside catchment area
- 3.868 miles
Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Bridgwater school admissions · Somerset school admissions
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 22.6% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 21.5% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 18.7% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 25.6% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 39.6% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 44.9% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 26.2% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 28.8% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 6.6% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 34.5% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 12.9% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 32% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029098 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £200,500279 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £170,000–£245,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 4an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 19an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 4an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted