The Bridge Academy

State-Funded School

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LondonRegion

HackneyLocal Authority

Hackney South and ShoreditchConstituency

E2 8BAPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Bridge Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Hackney, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,070 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 56.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 62.4%
EBacc average point score: 5.25

Ethnicity

White

34%

Asian

11%

Black

35%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,070

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

60%

England average

27%

First language not English

40%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,070
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 23 February 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
27 Feb 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.