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Newbridge School

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 11-16MixedAcademy alternative provision sponsor led38 pupilsWorcesterWorcestershire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, October 2023
Pupils from low-income families71%Far more than most schools
Places30 spare38 pupils, 68 places
Pupils per teacher3.1School workforce census
Pupils on roll38Census January 2026

Newbridge School is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Worcester for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 38 pupils and room for 68. About 71 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Midland Road, Worcester, WR5 1DS01905 763580newbridgeschool.orgHeadteacher Ian Enwright executive headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 18 October 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

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 Worcestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll38Census January 2026
Places6856% full
Pupils from low-income families71%71% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English8%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support74%28 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan26%10 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)58%£24,200 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls28 / 10
White British pupils79%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (31), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (2), Specific learning difficulty (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Moderate learning difficulty (1), language and communications needs (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll384039382929
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals71%73%69%68%62%55%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language8%5%8%5%0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support85%95%100%100%97%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans15%5%0%0%3%

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 17 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training53%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 50%, compared with – for everyone else.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training53%31%31%
Education47%19%19%
Apprenticeship0%6%6%
Work6%6%6%
Not in education, work or training29%44%44%

Staff and money

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

Teachers12.7full-time equivalent, 14 people
Pupils per teacher3.1Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants13.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£55,794
Teachers who left in the year15%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher3.32024/25

Money

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

Spend per pupil£37,227England £7,128. Total £1.6m
Income per pupil£44,773England £7,587. Total £2.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£19,091England £3,405
Money in reserve44%A lot put by: £873k, £20k per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£332kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£37,227spent 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 m68312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate311 per 1,000 people242% higher than the England average
Typical house price£257,000Worcester
Nearest bus stop440 mShrub Hill Station, 3 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
Stanley Road Primary SchoolAcademy70 m308Report card 202610Compare
Fort RoyalCouncil240 m208Report card 2026Compare
The King's SchoolIndependent760 m1,272Not inspectedCompare
Red Hill CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England830 m394Good 202339Compare
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic CollegeRoman Catholic970 m1,036Good 202271Compare
Kimichi WorcesterIndependent0.6 miles1Not inspectedCompare
Nunnery Wood Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles390Good 202222Compare
Perry Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy0.8 miles398Good 202489Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Newbridge School a good school?

Newbridge School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in October 2023.

What is Newbridge School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Newbridge School good at its last full inspection on 18 October 2023.

How many pupils does Newbridge School have?

38 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 68 places, so it is 56% full.

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

Contact and details

Address
Midland Road, Worcester, WR5 1DS
Telephone
01905 763580
Website
newbridgeschool.org
Executive Headteacher
Headteacher Ian Enwright
Type of school
Academy alternative provision sponsor led (Academy alternative provision sponsor led, academies)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Central Learning Partnership Trust (16 schools)
Local authority
Worcestershire
Ward
Fort Royal
Constituency
Worcester
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 November 2020 (fresh start)
URN
148348 · LAESTAB 8851115 · UKPRN 10087361
Formerly
Newbridge Short Stay Secondary School

Where these figures come from