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The Bridge Easton

Special / other · Easton · NR9 5EA

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Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Strong standardInclusion: Strong standardLeadership & governance: Strong standardEarly years: Expected standardPost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 24 March 2026 · report published 8 June 2026

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At a glance

190 pupils · 100% of 170 capacity

School type
Free schools special
Age range
4–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
36.3% of pupils
English as additional language
14.9% of pupils
SEN support
0% of pupils
EHC plan
100% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.thebridgetrust.academy
URN
148618

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

13 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
0%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)

no data

Average scaled score (maths)

no data

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.9%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22.7%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
12.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

70% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 30% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£20,938
Typical special / other school£29,008

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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