Bridgeway School
Church Road, Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, PR5 6EP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 9 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Knight-Gill
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 56
- URN
- 147206
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772284435
About this school
Bridgeway School is an independent special school in Lancashire. It teaches children aged 9 to 18 and has 56 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bridgeway 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
Bridgeway School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2019, 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 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | 15.0 | 17.0 | 11.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 20% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 18% | 20% | 8.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
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 Bridgeway 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 17 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 11.2 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56 |
| 2023/24 | 56 |
| 2024/25 | 56 |
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
- 56
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Coppice School0.8 miles
Special schools · Preston
-
Cambian Red Rose School1.2 miles
Special schools
-
Progress School1.3 miles
Special schools · Preston
-
The Ribble Autism School1.3 miles
Special schools · Preston
-
Applebee Wood School1.5 miles
Academies · Preston
Common questions
- What ages does Bridgeway School teach?
- Bridgeway School teaches children aged 9 to 18. It is a special school in Lancashire.
- Who is the headteacher of Bridgeway School?
- The headteacher of Bridgeway School is Mrs Susan Knight-Gill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bridgeway School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bridgeway 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 Bridgeway School?
- Bridgeway School has 56 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 18.
- Is Bridgeway School full?
- Bridgeway School has capacity for 56 pupils and 56 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 Bridgeway School a faith school?
- No. Bridgeway School has no designated religious character.
- How have Bridgeway School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 15 in 2022/23 and 11.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bridgeway School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bridgeway 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.