Bridge Learning Campus
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Bridge Learning Campus is a sponsored academy in Bristol for boys and girls aged 3 to 16. It has 1,202 pupils and room for 1,395. About 58 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 4 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 18% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in January 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
William Jessop Way, Hartcliffe, Bristol, BS13 0RL0117 353 4472bridgelearningcampus.org.ukMr Danny McGilloway headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 6 January 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 5 October 2021 | Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection | Good |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
133 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 133 | 113 | 105 | 104 | 98 | 81 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 34.6 | 33.6 | 37.7 | 35.8 | 38.6 | 40.3 | 47.1 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.75 | -0.57 | -0.69 | -0.05 | -0.41 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 23% | 18% | 29% | 22% | 27% | 25% | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 45% | 35% | 50% | 49% | 52% | 54% | 66% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 2.94 | 2.83 | 3.20 | 2.90 | 3.20 | 3.34 | 4.15 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 7% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 46% | 31% | 35% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 27.5 | 26.8 | 34.4 | 28.7 | 36.3 | 38.4 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 41.9 | 44.0 | 41.8 | 49.8 | 41.4 | 43.1 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 21.2 | 21.2 | 19.8 | 22.9 | 27.2 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 52.8 | 60.3 | 51.6 | 53.9 | 52.6 | – | – |
Subjects
Results came out for 10 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Business (11% here, 51% across England), Geography (19% here, 51% across England), Design & Technology (25% here, 50% across England), Mathematics (30% here, 53% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 127 | 8% | 30% | 49% | 53% | 2,969 of 3,211 |
| English Language | 125 | 9% | 40% | 58% | 54% | 2,561 of 3,210 |
| Combined Science | 123 | 8% | 32% | 47% | 36% | 1,730 of 3,084 |
| English Literature | 123 | 7% | 39% | 60% | 58% | 2,749 of 3,202 |
| History | 78 | 5% | 30% | 37% | 52% | 2,800 of 3,126 |
| Art and Design | 51 | 16% | 55% | 71% | 58% | 1,606 of 2,818 |
| Business | 44 | 2% | 11% | 25% | 51% | 1,759 of 1,806 |
| Geography | 32 | 6% | 19% | 28% | 51% | 3,004 of 3,116 |
| Design & Technology | 16 | 13% | 25% | 50% | 50% | – |
| Spanish | 15 | 27% | 73% | 100% | 54% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
59 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 59 | 60 | 62 | 57 | 49 | 60 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 77% | 71% | 58% | 55% | 37% | 59% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 109.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 105.1 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 110.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 | 103.6 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 108.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.1 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 97% | 92% | 74% | 67% | 55% | 53% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 92% | 83% | 82% | 70% | 78% | 50% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 85% | 82% | 79% | 67% | 84% | 48% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | +0.5 | -3.2 | -5.4 | -3.9 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | +1.0 | -3.5 | -1.9 | -4.7 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 73% | 72% | 66% | 58% | 44% | 29% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 92% | 82% | 78% | 58% | 80% | 60% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 3 of the 7 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
219 places were empty (16% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have grown by 16% since 2021/22.
The last child to get a place lived 640 m away in 2026, 820 m away in 2025, 220 m away in 2023. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 640 m from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.
| Entry | Places | Put it first | Applied at all | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | – | – | 99 | 59 | 640 m | LA |
| 2025 Primary | – | – | 95 | 60 | 820 m | LA |
| 2025 Secondary | 150 | 112 | 194 | 93 | 1.0 miles | LA |
| 2023 Primary | – | – | 92 | 60 | 220 m | LA |
The distances are the council's own, usually measured in a straight line from home to the school gate. If the distance is getting shorter each year, the school is getting harder to get into. See which councils we have this data for.
What a home within 730 m of the school costs
Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
What parents say
From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 82 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for secondary schools with enough answers to publish.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 28.2 pupils (England 26.2); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 26.4 (England 28.2).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (133), language and communications needs (104), Specific learning difficulty (70), Moderate learning difficulty (39), Autistic spectrum disorder (26), Hearing impairment (5).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 1,202 | 1,241 | 1,211 | 1,154 | 1,027 | 965 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 57% | 55% | 55% | 56% | 57% | 53% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 18% | 18% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 9% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 23% | 29% | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 88.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 11.2% | 13.3% | 12.0% | 12.4% | 8.3% | 6.8% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.8% | 6.9% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 4.2% | 3.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 5.4% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 4.0% | 2.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 31.8% | 39.0% | 35.0% | 39.4% | 26.5% | 19.3% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 52.6 | 105.5 | 90.7 | 54.6 | 19.4 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 105 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 74%, compared with 94% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 83% | 86% | 84% | 80% |
| Education | 73% | 78% | 70% | 77% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| Work | 5% | 6% | 10% | 3% |
| Not in education, work or training | 12% | 8% | 11% | 18% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Fosseway School | Foundation special school | 160 m | 142 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Wansdyke Primary School | Academy | 670 m | 204 | Good 2023 | 24 | Compare |
| Hartcliffe Nursery School and Children's Centre | Local authority nursery school | 810 m | 209 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Hareclive E-ACT Academy | Academy | 900 m | 305 | Not inspected | 5 | Compare |
| Bridge Farm Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 606 | Good 2024 | 60 | Compare |
| Fair Furlong Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 454 | No overall grade 2025 | 4 | Compare |
| Perry Court E-ACT Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 474 | Report card 2026 | 94 | Compare |
| E-ACT Bristol Academy South | Academy | 1.0 miles | 1,018 | Inadequate 2024 | 0 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Bridge Learning Campus with the 50 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 4 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 4% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 3 to 6. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | well below | -0.25 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 133 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | well below | -0.43 | Ofsted report card, 0.7 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | well below | -0.28 | DfE progress measure; 133 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | -0.01 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well below | -0.10 | 2024/25; 1,189 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | below | -0.04 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 133 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | well below | -0.08 | 105 pupils |
| What parents say | 5% | well below | -0.09 | Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 82 responses |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Bridge Learning Campus a good school?
The figures are weak. Bridge Learning Campus scores 4 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 18% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 3 to 6, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Bridge Learning Campus's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 6 January 2026 it rated teaching as needs attention, achievement as needs attention, behaviour and attendance as needs attention, leadership as needs attention.
How good are Bridge Learning Campus's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 23% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 34.6, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How good are Bridge Learning Campus's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 81% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 5% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Bridge Learning Campus have?
1,202 pupils aged 3 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,395 places, so it is 86% full.
Is Bridge Learning Campus oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?
Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 640 m away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.
What is attendance like at Bridge Learning Campus?
Pupils were in school 88.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 32% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
What do parents say about Bridge Learning Campus?
50% of the 82 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 53% say their child is happy there. Across England, 77% of parents would recommend their child's school.
How big are the classes at Bridge Learning Campus?
The average class had 22.2 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 10% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Bridge Learning Campus have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship; 83% of 2022/23 leavers were still in education, work or training six months on.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- William Jessop Way, Hartcliffe, Bristol, BS13 0RL
- Telephone
- 0117 353 4472
- Website
- www.bridgelearningcampus.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Danny McGilloway
- Type of school
- Sponsored academy (Academy sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- All-through school, ages 3-16, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Amplify Education (21 schools)
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward
- Hengrove and Whitchurch Park
- Constituency
- Bristol South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 March 2013 (new provision)
- URN
- 139049 · LAESTAB 8014005 · UKPRN 10039877
- Formerly
- Bridge Learning Campus Primary, Bridge Learning Campus - Secondary
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Bristol, City of council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2023, 2025, 2026.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.