Newbridge Learning Community
Moss Lane, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 3TL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Appleton
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 88
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- URN
- 135199
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942369770
About this school
Newbridge Learning Community is a community special school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 83 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 27 March 2024, 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 | 15 | 21 | 21 |
| Attainment 8 score | 20.2 | 15.2 | 18.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.20 -1.94 to -0.46 | -1.56 -2.25 to -0.86 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 13% | 9.5% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
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 Newbridge Learning Community has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20.2 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 15.2 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 18.9 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 26.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 30.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 29.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87 |
| 2023/24 | 88 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 73.56%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 29.25%
- Persistent absence
- 63.64%
Location
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-
The Parks School1.2 miles
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CEWE School1.6 miles
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TMP College1.8 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Newbridge Learning Community teach?
- Newbridge Learning Community teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Newbridge Learning Community?
- The headteacher of Newbridge Learning Community is Mr Paul Appleton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newbridge Learning Community last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newbridge Learning Community, 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 Newbridge Learning Community?
- Newbridge Learning Community has 83 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Newbridge Learning Community full?
- Newbridge Learning Community has capacity for 88 pupils and 83 on roll (94%), 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 Newbridge Learning Community a faith school?
- No. Newbridge Learning Community has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Newbridge Learning Community have?
- The schools register lists Newbridge Learning Community's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Newbridge Learning Community's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 20.2 in 2022/23 and 18.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Newbridge Learning Community's absence rate?
- Newbridge Learning Community's overall absence rate is 29.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newbridge Learning Community's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newbridge Learning Community'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 1 July 2026.