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The Newbridge School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Forest Road, Coalville LE67 3SJ · newbridge.org.uk · 01530 831561
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 863
- 23 over 840 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.3%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 186 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 172 | 186 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 170 | 174 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 161 | 145 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 175 | 168 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 173 | 201 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.2, and 37.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.50 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.1 | +2.9 |
| Further education | 67.9 | +7 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | −3.7 |
| Employment | 5.1 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | −3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Newbridge School on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 65%
- Replies
- 91
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (32%) with SEND