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Bridgeway School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 9–18 · Independent special school

Church Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire PR5 6EP · witherslackgroup.co.uk · 01772 284435

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
11.2
average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
Pupils
56
At capacity · 56 places
Local authority
Lancashire

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 11.2, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.

Attainment 8

21/2222/2323/2424/252021/22: 16.4 (England 48.8)16.42022/23: 15.0 (England 46.3)15.02023/24: 17.0 (England 45.9)17.02024/25: 11.2 (England 46.0)11.2England 46.0

Ofsted

Bridgeway School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 11 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
11 Jun 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
100%
Replies
14
25% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲92% agreeEngland 86%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Can join clubs and activities▲85% agreeEngland 78%
Supports personal development▲93% agreeEngland 85%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 80%

based on the 93% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲100% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 43% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲100% agreeEngland 82%

based on 14 parents (100%) with SEND

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