The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space is a special free school in London for boys and girls aged 7 to 19. It has 32 pupils, 7 more than it has places for. About 81 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 2023.
1 Dowrey Street, London, N1 0HY020 7619 1000thebridgetrust.academyMr Edward Ashcroft ceoAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 22 March 2023 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.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2024
1 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | 2018 | 2016 | Islington | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
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 Islington council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Islington with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (30), Severe learning difficulty (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 32 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 75% | 81% | 70% | 54% | 69% | 64% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 47% | 48% | 56% | 39% | 35% | 29% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.6% | 10.1% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.5% | 9.9% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 4.9% | 1.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 4.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 6.3% | 35.7% | 20.0% | 28.6% | 11.1% | 7.7% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
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 special 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New River College Primary | Pupil referral unit | 40 m | 2 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Thornhill Primary School | Council | 300 m | 446 | Good 2022 | 89 | Compare |
| St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School | Church of England | 390 m | 165 | No overall grade 2025 | 18 | Compare |
| Vittoria Primary School | Council | 440 m | 220 | Good 2021 | 34 | Compare |
| St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 580 m | 204 | Good 2024 | 15 | Compare |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 620 m | 171 | Good 2023 | 14 | Compare |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School | Council | 640 m | 888 | No overall grade 2025 | 84 | Compare |
| William Tyndale Primary School | Academy | 690 m | 448 | No overall grade 2024 | 94 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Bridge Integrated Learning Space a good school?
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in March 2023.
What is The Bridge Integrated Learning Space's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Bridge Integrated Learning Space outstanding at its last full inspection on 22 March 2023.
How many pupils does The Bridge Integrated Learning Space have?
32 pupils aged 7 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 25 places, so it is 128% full.
What is attendance like at The Bridge Integrated Learning Space?
Pupils were in school 96.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 6% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does The Bridge Integrated Learning Space have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does The Bridge Integrated Learning Space 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.
Does The Bridge Integrated Learning Space 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
- 1 Dowrey Street, London, N1 0HY
- Telephone
- 020 7619 1000
- Website
- www.thebridgetrust.academy
- Ceo
- Mr Edward Ashcroft
- 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
- Special free school (Free schools special, free schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- The Bridge MAT Ltd (9 schools)
- Local authority
- Islington
- Ward
- Barnsbury
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 5 January 2015 (new provision)
- URN
- 141605 · LAESTAB 2067001 · UKPRN 10048349
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, 2023/24.
- 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.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- 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.