The Newbridge School
Forest Road, Coalville, LE67 3SJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Gamble / Michael Rowbottom
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Lionheart Academies Trust
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 863
- URN
- 138301
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530831561
About this school
The Newbridge School is a secondary academy in Coalville. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 863 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Newbridge 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 158 | 156 | 137 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.7 | 39.6 | 41.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 -0.66 to -0.21 | -0.27 -0.50 to -0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 34.6% | 37.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 51.9% | 54% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 6% | 5.8% | 25.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
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 Newbridge 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.7 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.6 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.2 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 798 |
| 2023/24 | 795 |
| 2024/25 | 813 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Newbridge School compares
The Newbridge School ranked 37th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.2 | 9.8% | 24.6% | 863 | — |
| The Castle Rock School | 42.5 | 10.5% | 25.2% | 1,060 | 1.9 miles |
| Ibstock School | 41.5 | 11.9% | 21.9% | 689 | 2.4 miles |
| South Charnwood High School | 46.5 | 6.5% | 16% | 866 | 3.7 miles |
| Ashby School | 48.1 | 8.3% | 12.9% | 1,669 | 4.6 miles |
| Ivanhoe School | 38.1 | 9.7% | 26.2% | 848 | 4.8 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)
- 24.6%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.75%
- Persistent absence
- 26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Castle Rock School1.9 miles
Secondary · Coalville
-
Ibstock School2.4 miles
Secondary · Ibstock
-
South Charnwood High School3.7 miles
Secondary · Markfield
-
Ashby School4.6 miles
Secondary · Ashby-De-La-Zouch
-
Ivanhoe School4.8 miles
Secondary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Other schools in Coalville
- The Castle Rock School Secondary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville Primary
- Belvoirdale Community Primary School Primary
- Broom Leys School Primary
- Ellistown Community Primary School Primary
- Greenstone Primary School Primary
- Griffydam Primary School Primary
- Heather Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Hugglescote Community Primary School Primary
- New Swannington Primary School Primary
- Newbold Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Newbridge School teach?
- The Newbridge School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Coalville.
- Who is the headteacher of The Newbridge School?
- The headteacher of The Newbridge School is Mr Michael Gamble / Michael Rowbottom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Newbridge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Newbridge 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 The Newbridge School?
- The Newbridge School has 863 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Newbridge School full?
- The Newbridge School has capacity for 840 pupils and 863 on roll (103%), 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 The Newbridge School a faith school?
- No. The Newbridge School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Newbridge School a selective school?
- No. The Newbridge School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Newbridge School part of an academy trust?
- The Newbridge School is part of LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Newbridge School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.7 in 2022/23 and 41.2 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 Newbridge School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- The Newbridge School ranked 37th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% 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 Newbridge School's absence rate?
- The Newbridge School's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Newbridge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Newbridge 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 1 July 2026.