The Newbridge School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Inadequate Jun 22 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
- Website
- http://www.newbridge.org.uk
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%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 157 |
Admissions
The Newbridge School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 161
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 133
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
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 |