New Bridge School
Roman Road, Hollinwood, Oldham, OL8 3PH
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEW BRIDGE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gavin Lyons
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- New Bridge Academy
- 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, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 728
- URN
- 138697
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618832401
About this school
New Bridge School is a special academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 728 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected New 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 52 | 90 | 92 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 0.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.0 |
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 New 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 596 |
| 2023/24 | 644 |
| 2024/25 | 717 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.52%
- English as an additional language
- 14.8%
- Overall absence
- 12.82%
- Persistent absence
- 36.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hollinwood Academy0.1 miles
Academies · Oldham
-
Teenage Kicks0.8 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Greater Manchester Independent School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Hulme Grammar School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Oldham
-
Spring Brook Academy1.3 miles
Academies · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
- Chances Mentoring Special schools
- EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale Special schools
- Future Finders Employability College Other types
- Halcyon Way School Free Schools
- Hollinwood Academy Academies
- Kingfisher Special School Academies
- Kingsland School Local authority maintained schools
- Path 4 Special schools
- SEE (Oldham) Special schools
- SMS Changing Lives School Special schools
- Spring Brook Academy Academies
- Supreme Start Ltd Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does New Bridge School teach?
- New Bridge School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of New Bridge School?
- The headteacher of New Bridge School is Mr Gavin Lyons, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Bridge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New 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 New Bridge School?
- New Bridge School has 728 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is New Bridge School full?
- New Bridge School has capacity for 800 pupils and 728 on roll (91%), 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 New Bridge School a faith school?
- No. New Bridge School has no designated religious character.
- Is New Bridge School part of an academy trust?
- New Bridge School is part of NEW BRIDGE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does New Bridge School have?
- The schools register lists New 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; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is New Bridge School's absence rate?
- New Bridge School's overall absence rate is 12.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Bridge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New 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 2 July 2026.