The Bridge School

State-Funded School

the-bridge-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

South SuffolkConstituency

IP8 3NDPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Bridge School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 257 pupils. The Bridge School is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

Black

Mixed

12%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

257

Total Pupils

73%Boys

27%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 257
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
19 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 May 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.