OFSTED
13 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oldham
Trust
NEW BRIDGE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
155
155 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
52
33.5% of pupils
Male pupils
103
66.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
47.5 pts
above England
School
72.3%
Oldham Council
34.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Oldham Council
30.6%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Oldham Council
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.3%
126
White and Black Caribbean
6.5%
10
White and Asian
2.6%
4
Any other White background
1.9%
3
African
1.3%
2
Any other Asian background
1.3%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
155 of
155 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
0.1
39.1 pts
below England
Latest published: -2.87 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
48.48%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
42.26 pts
higher than
England
School
48.48%
Oldham Council
6.61%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
92.94%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
77.13 pts
higher than
England
School
92.94%
Oldham Council
17.87%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
52.94%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
51.14 pts
higher than
England
School
52.94%
Oldham Council
1.98%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
122.0%
42.3 pts
above England
The Springboard Project
122.0%
Oldham Council
71.9%
North West
82.4%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.