The Bridge Academy
Laburnum Street, Hackney, London, E2 8BA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BRIDGE ACADEMY, HACKNEY
- Principal
- Mr Chris Brown
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 1,070
- URN
- 131609
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077495240
About this school
The Bridge Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,070 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 176 | 172 | 173 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.7 | 55.3 | 56.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.48 +0.26 to +0.69 | +0.51 +0.29 to +0.72 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 64.5% | 62.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 79.7% | 79.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 68% | 73.8% | 72.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
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 The Bridge Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hackney average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.7 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.3 | 40.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.9 | 41.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,115 |
| 2023/24 | 1,113 |
| 2024/25 | 1,099 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Bridge Academy compares
The Bridge Academy ranked 5th of 16 secondary schools in Hackney for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.9 | 8% | 59.1% | 1,070 | — |
| Haggerston School | 52.7 | 6.5% | 49.4% | 939 | 0.2 miles |
| Waterside Academy | 44.6 | 7.8% | 64.4% | 351 | 0.3 miles |
| City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park | 54.3 | 8.3% | 60.1% | 914 | 0.3 miles |
| Mulberry Academy Shoreditch | 45 | 6.7% | 67.3% | 1,457 | 0.6 miles |
| Oaklands School | 52.4 | 7.7% | 61.7% | 902 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.05%
- English as an additional language
- 42.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.04%
- Persistent absence
- 21.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Haggerston School0.2 miles
Secondary · London
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Waterside Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park0.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Oaklands School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
The Bridge Academy ranks 59th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Bridge Academy teach?
- The Bridge Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of The Bridge Academy?
- The principal of The Bridge Academy is Mr Chris Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Bridge Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Bridge Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Bridge Academy?
- The Bridge Academy has 1,070 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The Bridge Academy full?
- The Bridge Academy has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 1,070 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 The Bridge Academy a faith school?
- No. The Bridge Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Bridge Academy a selective school?
- No. The Bridge Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Bridge Academy?
- The Bridge Academy is part of THE BRIDGE ACADEMY, HACKNEY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Bridge Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.7 in 2022/23 and 56.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Bridge Academy rank locally?
- The Bridge Academy ranked 5th of 16 secondary schools in Hackney for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Bridge Academy's absence rate?
- The Bridge Academy's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Bridge Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Bridge Academy'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 30 June 2026.