The Newbridge School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Inadequate
Jun 21 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Leicestershire
Unique reference
138301
Address
Forest Road, LE67 3SJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
795 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
9.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.4%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 83.1%
Other White 7.5%
Mixed 3.6%
African 1%
Indian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.44
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.09
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 6%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 21%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 37.7
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.18
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award10
Health StudiesTechnical Award36
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award6
Speech & DramaTechnical Award3
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE21
BiologyGCSE59
ChemistryGCSE59
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE15
Design & TechnologyGCSE16
English LanguageGCSE157
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Newbridge School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
161
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
145
2nd preference
133
3rd preference
45
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
144
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
177
95
82
Year 8
176
89
87
Year 9
147
69
78
Year 10
138
70
68
Year 11
157
84
73
Year 2023-2024

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