Bridge Academy Trust

UID 16858·Companies House 07663795·Incorporated June 2011·Compare

Schools

11

Flags

16

6 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£43.4m

6,219 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.9%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

7.0%

Persistent: 18.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

20.5%

free school meals

Capacity

92%

6,219 / 6,744 places

At a glance

4 schools with absence above 8%4 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with declining results1 school in deficit2 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 2Good 6RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 7RI 2

Personal development

Outst. 4Good 5

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 10

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.0

-1.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

59.0%

-2.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCommunity Building Bridge Academy Trust, Chelmsford, CM2 9DZ
Companies House07663795
Incorporated9 June 2011

Trust growth over time

2
10/11
2
11/12
3
12/13
3
13/14
3
14/15
5
15/16
5
16/17
9
17/18
11
18/19
11
19/20
11
20/21
11
21/22
11
22/23
11
23/24
11
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22116,086£37.1m£33.3m69.7%0.0%
2022/23116,275£40.9m£37.3m68.2%0.0%
2023/24116,219£43.4m£40.6m70.9%0.0%
2024/25partial116,052

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

7.6%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£3,346,000

CS staff costs

£1,997,000

CS income

£79,000

Admin & clerical£1,028,000
Teaching staff£586,000
ICT£0
Premises£167,000
Legal & professional£86,000
Auditor costs£33,000

Member schools (11)

11 schools|9 with risk flags|6 high severity
workforce pressure
performance decline
workforce pressureperformance decline
high staff costs
high absenceofsted concern
in year deficit
workforce pressurehigh absence
high absence
ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence