Newton Bridge Academy
Sandon Close, Sandon Road, Grantham, NG31 9AX
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daley Barber-Allen
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Community Inclusive Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 259
- URN
- 141254
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01476564994
About this school
Newton Bridge Academy is a special academy in Grantham. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 259 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 26 April 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 90.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | -11.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -11.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 4 | 34 | 40 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | -1.83 -2.32 to -1.34 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 2.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.2 | 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 Newton 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.6 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.1 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74 |
| 2023/24 | 251 |
| 2024/25 | 258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.41%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.17%
- Persistent absence
- 25.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham0.3 miles
Free Schools · Grantham
-
Esland Grantham School1.2 miles
Special schools · Grantham
-
Greenfields Academy1.3 miles
Academies · Grantham
-
Grantham Preparatory International School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Grantham
-
The Place Independent School7.0 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Grantham
- Esland Grantham School Special schools
- Greenfields Academy Academies
- Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham Free Schools
- Wyndham Park Nursery School Nursery
- Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ancaster CofE Primary School Primary
- Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School Primary
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belmont Community Primary School Primary
- Belton Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Buckminster Primary School Primary
- Bythams Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Newton Bridge Academy teach?
- Newton Bridge Academy teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Grantham.
- Who is the headteacher of Newton Bridge Academy?
- The headteacher of Newton Bridge Academy is Mr Daley Barber-Allen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newton Bridge Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newton 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 Newton Bridge Academy?
- Newton Bridge Academy has 259 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Newton Bridge Academy full?
- Newton Bridge Academy has capacity for 260 pupils and 259 on roll (100%), 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 Newton Bridge Academy a faith school?
- No. Newton Bridge Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Newton Bridge Academy?
- Newton Bridge Academy is part of COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Newton Bridge Academy have?
- The schools register lists Newton Bridge Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Newton Bridge Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Newton Bridge Academy's absence rate?
- Newton Bridge Academy's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newton Bridge Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newton 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 1 July 2026.