The Bridge School

State-Funded School

the-bridge-school-halton-north-west

North WestRegion

HaltonLocal Authority

Runcorn and HelsbyConstituency

WA7 1PWPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Bridge School is a state-funded pru for pupils aged 11–16, located in Halton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 68 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Ethnicity

White

91%

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

60%Boys

40%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

82%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: PRU
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 68
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 13 July 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
10 Feb 2017	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.