Newcastle Bridges School
Special / other · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE3 3RU
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 11 May 2022
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73 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 67.2% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 6.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 85.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.bridges.newcastle.sch.uk
- URN
- 145361
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 11 May 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. It had 73 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 89% (Newcastle upon Tyne 85%, England 73%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Newcastle upon Tyne 4%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 3% (Newcastle upon Tyne 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Newcastle upon Tyne 2%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Newcastle upon Tyne 2%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Newcastle upon Tyne 1%, England 0%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
84% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 12% left the state-funded sector
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 3.55% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
69.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 10.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £57,681; 12.1% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for alternative provision schools in brackets: Staff 84% (80%) · premises 1% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (5%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 1% (2%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £143,000; in-year balance +£1,010,000
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 10 May 2022: School remains Outstanding
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
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 | 32.1% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 24.4% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 22.8% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 22.9% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 47.6% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 42% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 33.6% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 24.1% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 6.8% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 17.8% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 10.3% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 30.6% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01008377 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £165,000342 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £135,000–£209,000the 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
- 3an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 6an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 17an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 6an 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