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Polden Bower School

Polden Bower School
Bower Lane
Bridgwater
England
TA64GU

📞 phone: 01278 496386

👩‍🏫 headteacher: Mrs Helen Farnell (Executive Headteacher

🌍 web: www.poldenbower.org.uk

223 pupils mixed gender
200 pupils capacity: 111% full

140 boys 63%

83 girls 37%

Last updated:

Foundation special school

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
URN
123938
Establishment type
Foundation special school
Establishment #
7003
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 329853, Northing: 136112
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 51.120, Longitude: -3.0036
Accepting pupils
4—19 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
21. May 2024
Region › Const. › Ward
South West › Bridgwater › Bridgwater East & Bawdrip
SEN priorities
VI - Visual Impairment
Sen2
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Sen3
HI - Hearing Impairment
Free school meals %
47.60
Federation
Polden Bower and Avalon School Federation
Learning provider ref #
10015524

School governors

  • Mrs Gill Watton, Governor
    (16. May 2020—15. May 2028)
  • Mrs Jayne Forrester, Governor
    (1. April 2016—12. February 2028)
  • Mrs Helen Walker, Governor
    (16. May 2020—15. May 2028)
  • Mrs Helen Farnell, Governor
    (1. September 2016—None)
  • Mrs Suria Aujla, Governor
    (2. May 2019—2. May 2027)
  • Mr Paul Kenward, Governor
    (27. January 2020—26. January 2024)
  • Mr Clive Padgett, Governor
    (28. October 2021—27. October 2025)
  • Mr Nigel Meeson, Governor
    (6. October 2022—5. October 2026)
  • Mr David Purcell, Chair of Governors
    (26. March 2023—25. March 2027)
  • Mrs Kerry Hather, Governor
    (1. February 2024—31. January 2028)
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