The Bridge School
Coppice View Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B73 6UE
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Seager
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Forward Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 144043
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214648265
About this school
The Bridge School is a special academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 91 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 April 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.70 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How The 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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 90 |
| 2024/25 | 90 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.67%
- English as an additional language
- 14.4%
- Overall absence
- 13.17%
- Persistent absence
- 40.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aspire AP School 20.8 miles
Independent schools · Smethwick
-
Oscott Academy1.4 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
-
Priestley Smith School1.8 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
-
The Hive College1.8 miles
Other types · Birmingham
-
Wilson Stuart School1.8 miles
Academies · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
- Baskerville School Special schools
- Beaufort School Special schools
- Beaufort School Academies
- Braidwood School for the Deaf Special schools
- Brays School Academies
- Calthorpe Academy Academies
- Castlewood School Academies
- Cherry Oak School Special schools
- City of Birmingham School Local authority maintained schools
- East Birmingham Network Academy Free Schools
- Ebn Academy 2 Free Schools
- Everything Education School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does The Bridge School teach?
- The Bridge School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Bridge School?
- The headteacher of The Bridge School is Mr Andrew Seager, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Bridge School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The 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 big is The Bridge School?
- The Bridge School has 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Bridge School full?
- The Bridge School has capacity for 90 pupils and 91 on roll (101%), 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 School a faith school?
- No. The Bridge School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs The Bridge School?
- The Bridge School is part of FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST. 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 School have?
- The schools register lists The Bridge School's special educational needs provision as: 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 The Bridge School'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 The Bridge School's absence rate?
- The Bridge School's overall absence rate is 13.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Bridge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The 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 10 July 2026.