Bridge House Independent School
Grantham Road, Boston, PE21 7NL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Hiom
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 139264
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01205369111
About this school
Bridge House Independent School is an independent special school in Boston. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 and has 102 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bridge House Independent School under its current framework. 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
Bridge House Independent School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2013, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 15 | 15 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.3 | 7.9 | 6.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
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 Bridge House Independent 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 86 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 102
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Conquest School2.1 miles
Special schools · Boston
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Boston Endeavour Academy2.1 miles
Academies · Boston
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Oakwood House Independent School2.8 miles
Special schools · Boston
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Aspiration House School4.2 miles
Special schools · Boston
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The Pilgrim School5.1 miles
Special schools · Boston
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- Boston Endeavour Academy Academies
- Conquest School Special schools
- Oakwood House Independent School Special schools
- The Pilgrim School Special schools
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- Boston Pioneers Free School Academy Primary
- Boston West Academy Primary
- Carlton Road Academy Primary
- Fishtoft Academy Primary
- Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Frithville Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bridge House Independent School teach?
- Bridge House Independent School teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is a special school in Boston.
- Who is the headteacher of Bridge House Independent School?
- The headteacher of Bridge House Independent School is Mrs Clare Hiom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bridge House Independent School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bridge House Independent School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Bridge House Independent School?
- Bridge House Independent School has 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
- Is Bridge House Independent School full?
- Bridge House Independent School has capacity for 105 pupils and 102 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bridge House Independent School a faith school?
- No. Bridge House Independent School has no designated religious character.
- How have Bridge House Independent School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 8.3 in 2022/23 and 6.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bridge House Independent School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bridge House Independent 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 24 July 2026.