Newcastle Bridges School
Newcastle Bridges School is an academy alternative provision converter in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for boys and girls aged 2 to 19. It has 73 pupils. About 67 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2022.
Drayton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU0191 605 3559bridges.newcastle.sch.ukDr Anna Wilson headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 11 May 2022 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
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 Newcastle upon Tyne council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (28), Autistic spectrum disorder (24), Moderate learning difficulty (5), language and communications needs (5), Physical disability (2), Other difficulty or disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 73 | 74 | 46 | 33 | 18 | 25 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 62% | 69% | 72% | 55% | 56% | 48% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% | 9% | 12% | 11% | 28% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 85% | 89% | 73% | 72% | 36% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 14 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 67%, compared with 50% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 57% | 43% | 59% |
| Education | 50% | 36% | 59% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Work | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 7% | 36% | 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 primary 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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton School | Academy | 10 m | 1,589 | No overall grade 2025 | 7 | Compare |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton | Academy | 180 m | 225 | Not inspected | 70 | Compare |
| Mountfield Primary School | Academy | 420 m | 202 | Good 2024 | 27 | Compare |
| Kenton Bar Primary School | Academy | 540 m | 273 | No overall grade 2025 | 28 | Compare |
| Wyndham Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 177 | Not inspected | 27 | Compare |
| North Fawdon Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 166 | No overall grade 2024 | 38 | Compare |
| Regent Farm First School | Foundation | 1.0 miles | 335 | Good 2022 | 48 | Compare |
| Kingston Park Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 456 | Not inspected | 87 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Newcastle Bridges School a good school?
Newcastle Bridges School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in May 2022.
What is Newcastle Bridges School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Newcastle Bridges School outstanding at its last full inspection on 11 May 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Newcastle Bridges School have?
73 pupils aged 2 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026.
Does Newcastle Bridges School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Drayton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU
- Telephone
- 0191 605 3559
- Website
- www.bridges.newcastle.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Dr Anna Wilson
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 2-19, with nursery, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Prosper Learning Trust (5 schools)
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward
- Kenton
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 2018 (academy converter)
- URN
- 145361 · LAESTAB 3917037 · UKPRN 10066388
- Formerly
- Newcastle Bridges School
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- 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.