Alt Bridge School

State-Funded School

alt-bridge-school-knowsley-north-west

North WestRegion

KnowsleyLocal Authority

KnowsleyConstituency

L36 7TAPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Alt Bridge School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Knowsley, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 356 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 3.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 3.8%
EBacc average point score: 0.17

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

356

Total Pupils

71%Boys

29%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

66%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 356
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
30 Sept 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.