Bridge Learning Campus

URN 139049·All-through·Academy sponsor led·Amplify Education·Compare

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Overall absence at 13.3%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£9,128.03

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

65.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+10.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 13.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.3%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 4.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

5 October 2021 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.34.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.45.1%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)23.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.6.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,241

Capacity

1,395 (89%)

Free school meals

56.2%

English additional lang.

18.0%

Ethnicity

White British 69.1%Asian 4.7%Black 12.7%Mixed 5.3%Chinese 0.2%Other 1.3%

Age range: 316

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

67.1

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

18.3

Mean salary

£48,252

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

11.2%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

31.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.8%

Unauthorised absence

5.4%

2024/25 · 1,189 pupils