The Newbridge School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Nov 5 2024 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
- 813 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 9.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.9%
White British 81.8%
Other White 6.9%
Mixed 3.6%
African 2.6%
Indian 1.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.2
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.5
Local authority average 4.13
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 23 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 5 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 16 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
The Newbridge School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 103
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 169
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 171 88 83 |
| Year 8 | 176 97 79 |
| Year 9 | 179 92 87 |
| Year 10 | 148 68 80 |
| Year 11 | 139 72 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 77.0% 44.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 28.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 10.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.7% 3.0% |