The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
1 Dowrey Street, London, N1 0HY
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BRIDGE MAT LTD
- Ceo
- Mr Edward Ashcroft
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Bridge MAT Ltd
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 25
- Pupils on roll
- 32
- URN
- 141605
- Local authority
- Islington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02076191000
About this school
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space is a special academy in London. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 32 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 22 March 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Bridge Integrated Learning Space 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 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 31 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 92.86%
- English as an additional language
- 48.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.56%
- Persistent absence
- 6.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New River College Primary0.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · London
-
New River College Medical0.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · London
-
The Gower School0.5 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Richard Cloudesley School0.5 miles
Special schools · London
-
The Pears Family School0.5 miles
Free Schools · London
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- Beormund Primary School Special schools
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Common questions
- What year groups does The Bridge Integrated Learning Space teach?
- The Bridge Integrated Learning Space teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the ceo of The Bridge Integrated Learning Space?
- The ceo of The Bridge Integrated Learning Space is Mr Edward Ashcroft, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Bridge Integrated Learning Space last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Bridge Integrated Learning Space, 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 The Bridge Integrated Learning Space?
- The Bridge Integrated Learning Space has 32 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is The Bridge Integrated Learning Space full?
- The Bridge Integrated Learning Space has capacity for 25 pupils and 32 on roll (128%), 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 Bridge Integrated Learning Space a faith school?
- No. The Bridge Integrated Learning Space has no designated religious character.
- Who runs The Bridge Integrated Learning Space?
- The Bridge Integrated Learning Space is part of THE BRIDGE MAT LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Bridge Integrated Learning Space have?
- The schools register lists The Bridge Integrated Learning Space's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is The Bridge Integrated Learning Space's absence rate?
- The Bridge Integrated Learning Space's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Bridge Integrated Learning Space's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Bridge Integrated Learning Space'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.