Alt Bridge School
Wellcroft Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 7TA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head of Centre
- Mrs Natalie Menagh
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 356
- URN
- 104498
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514778310
About this school
Alt Bridge School is a community special school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 356 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alt Bridge School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 38 | 54 | 53 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.9 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.69 -3.16 to -2.22 | -2.54 -2.98 to -2.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 5% | 0% | 3.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 8% | 5.6% | 5.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Alt Bridge School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Knowsley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9 | 27.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.3 | 27.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.8 | 28.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 272 |
| 2023/24 | 285 |
| 2024/25 | 325 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 69.93%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.75%
- Persistent absence
- 34.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Knowsley Central School0.0 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Lawrence House School0.6 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Meadow Park School1.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Knowsley
-
NexGen Academy1.6 miles
Independent schools · Liverpool
-
Lakeside School1.6 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
- Abbot's Lea School Special schools
- Acre View Primary School Special schools
- Bank View High School Special schools
- Bluebell Park School Special schools
- Childwall Abbey School Special schools
- Clifford Holroyde Sen College Special schools
- Co-op Academy Rathbone Academies
- Crosby High School Special schools
- Educ8 Liverpool Special schools
- Everton Free School & Football College Free Schools
- Finch Woods Academy Academies
- Foundations for LIFE School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Alt Bridge School teach?
- Alt Bridge School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Liverpool.
- Who is the head of centre of Alt Bridge School?
- The head of centre of Alt Bridge School is Mrs Natalie Menagh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alt Bridge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alt Bridge School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Alt Bridge School?
- Alt Bridge School has 356 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Alt Bridge School full?
- Alt Bridge School has capacity for 230 pupils and 356 on roll (155%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alt Bridge School a faith school?
- No. Alt Bridge School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Alt Bridge School have?
- The schools register lists Alt Bridge School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Alt Bridge School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.9 in 2022/23 and 3.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Alt Bridge School's absence rate?
- Alt Bridge School's overall absence rate is 11.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alt Bridge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alt Bridge School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.