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Bridge Street School

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 5-16MixedAcademy alternative provision converter79 pupils Free breakfast clubDerby
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, November 2024
Pupils from low-income families56%Far more than most schools
Places21 spare79 pupils, 100 places
Pupils on roll79Census January 2026

Bridge Street School is an academy alternative provision converter in Derby for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 79 pupils and room for 100. About 56 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.

Bridge Street, Derby, DE1 3LB01332 973830bridgestreetschoolderby.co.ukMs Libby Macpherson executive headAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 26 November 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Derby council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll79Census January 2026
Places10079% full
Pupils from low-income families56%56% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English20%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support91%72 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan8%6 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)68%£61,650 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls50 / 29
White British pupils54%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (69), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Specific learning difficulty (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1), Physical disability (1), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1).

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers1.0full-time equivalent, 1 people
Pupils per teacherPupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants0.0full-time equivalent
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£21,555England £7,738. Total £4.9m
Income per pupil£20,909England £7,697. Total £4.8m
Spent on teachers per pupil£9,189England £3,480
Money in reserve1%Very little put by: £34k, £150 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£147kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£21,555spent per pupil

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

Crimes within 500 m31112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate222 per 1,000 people144% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop150 mThe Jonty Farmer, 17 stops within 500 m

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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Markeaton Primary SchoolCouncil120 m418No overall grade 202459Compare
University of DerbyHigher education institutions490 mNot inspectedCompare
Whitecross Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school570 m86Outstanding 2024Compare
Emmanuel School (Derby) LimitedIndependent680 m55Not inspectedCompare
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy720 m394Good 202385Compare
Aurora Ryefields SchoolIndependent750 m22Not inspectedCompare
Royal School for the Deaf DerbyNon-maintained special780 m127Not inspectedCompare
Lawn Primary SchoolAcademy920 m434Outstanding 202497Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Bridge Street School a good school?

Bridge Street School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in November 2024.

What is Bridge Street School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Bridge Street School not judged at its last full inspection on 26 November 2024.

How many pupils does Bridge Street School have?

79 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 100 places, so it is 79% full.

Does Bridge Street School have a breakfast club?

Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Bridge Street, Derby, DE1 3LB
Telephone
01332 973830
Website
bridgestreetschoolderby.co.uk
Executive Head
Ms Libby Macpherson
Free breakfast club
Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
Type of school
Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Respect Collaboration Trust (3 schools)
Local authority
Derby
Ward
Darley
Constituency
Derby North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 November 2025 (academy converter)
URN
151935 · LAESTAB 8311104 · UKPRN 10098604
Formerly
Bridge Street School

Where these figures come from