The Mews
The Mews is an independent special school in Potters Bar for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 13 pupils and room for 26.
C/O Cambian Education, Metropolitan House, 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 1AG01948 808670Miss Lucy Harrison headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
7 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† | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 1.1 | 3.3 | – | 2.2 | – | – | 43.1 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | – | 0% | – | – | 37% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | – | 0% | – | – | 60% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.10 | 0.22 | – | 0.10 | – | – | 3.76 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | – | 0% | – | – | 33% | 41% |
† These results are for Bridge School, the school this one replaced in May 2018. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
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 Shropshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 9% | 0% | 0% | 83% | 25% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 91% | 0% | 20% | 17% | 25% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin School | Independent | 0 m | 5 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 590 m | 235 | Good 2024 | 82 | Compare |
| Hermitage Primary School | Academy | 700 m | 426 | Good 2024 | 88 | Compare |
| St Andrew's C of E Primary School | Church of England | 930 m | 197 | No overall grade 2025 | 39 | Compare |
| HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges) | Further education | 0.6 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Whitehall School | Council | 0.6 miles | 408 | Good 2023 | 42 | Compare |
| John Locke Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 674 | Outstanding 2024 | 88 | Compare |
| West Middlesex College | Miscellaneous | 0.8 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Mews a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Mews yet.
How good are The Mews's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% 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 1.1, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does The Mews have?
13 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 26 places, so it is 50% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- C/O Cambian Education, Metropolitan House, 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 1AG
- Telephone
- 01948 808670
- Headteacher
- Miss Lucy Harrison
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- Potters Bar Parkfield
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 15 May 2018 (new provision)
- URN
- 145468 · LAESTAB 8936034 · UKPRN 10079411
- Formerly
- Bridge School
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- 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.