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The Bridge Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

Laburnum Street, Hackney, London E2 8BA · bridgeacademy.hackney.sch.uk · 020 7749 5240

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
56.9
average Attainment 8 score. Hackney 50.5, England 46
Last distance offered
2.38 mi
3.83 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hackney Council
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,070
93% of 1,150 places
Local authority
Hackney
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
61.1%
First language not English
39.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Bridge Academy, Hackney

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.38 mi (3.83 km) from the school. Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Hackney Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 128 families put the school first and 175 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 119 (Places 177)119September 2023: 100 (Places 171)100September 2024: 100 (Places 161)100September 2025: 103 (Places 150)103September 2026: 128 (Places 175)128Places 175
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261751280.795%
September 2025Sept 20251501030.7100%
September 2024Sept 20241611000.6100%
September 2023Sept 20231711000.696%
September 2022Sept 20221771190.784%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Band A: DistanceDistance
September 20262.38 mi3.83 km
Year 7 – Band B: DistanceDistance
September 20262.91 mi4.68 km
Year 7 – Band C: DistanceDistance
September 20263.58 mi5.77 km
Year 7 – Band D: DistanceDistance
September 20265.60 mi9.00 km
Year 7 – Band E: DistanceDistance
September 20261.47 mi2.36 km
Year 7 – All applicantsDistance
September 2025All
September 2024All

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 56.9, and 62.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hackney it was 50.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 52.0 (England 46.3)52.02017/18: 51.1 (England 46.5)51.12018/19: 48.2 (England 46.7)48.22021/22: 51.9 (England 48.8)51.92022/23: 52.7 (England 46.3)52.72023/24: 55.3 (England 45.9)55.32024/25: 56.9 (England 46.0)56.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲56.946.0
▲62.4%45.4%
▲79.8%64.8%
▲72.3%40.5%
▲5.254.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form71.5+8.5
Sixth form college2.9−5.8
Further education20.3+1.8
Apprenticeship0.6−0.6
Not in a lasting destination2.9−1.7
Activity not captured1.7−1.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.8 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 30.6 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 31.8 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 29.8 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 35.0 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 32.7 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 31.6 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 36.1 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
103 studentsB- (36.1)Above average +0.24
104 studentsB- (36)Above average +0.22
37 studentsDist- (31.7)Average +0.19
17.9%AAB or better
90.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24104C (31.6)+0.19
2022/23105C+ (32.7)—
2021/22102B- (35)—
2018/19112C (29.8)-0.06
2017/18107C+ (31.8)+0.16
2016/1782C (30.6)+0.24
2015/1692C- (27.8)-0.16

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University65.7−2.3
Further education4.8+3.9
Apprenticeship1.9−3.9
Employment11.4+0.7
Not in a lasting destination12.4−0.2
Activity not captured3.8+1.9

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 23 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Bridge Academy was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
22 Feb 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (89 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
75%
Replies
89
8% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●82% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼82% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼70% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●88% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼68% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼64% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 73% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼40% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼47% agreeEngland 67%

based on 17 parents (19%) with SEND

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