What ages does Silver Bridge School teach?

Silver Bridge School teaches children aged 6 to 19. It is a special school in Somerset.

Who is the headteacher of Silver Bridge School?

The headteacher of Silver Bridge School is Mr Luke McKinley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has Silver Bridge School been inspected?

Ofsted has not inspected Silver Bridge 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 Silver Bridge School?

Silver Bridge School has 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 19.

Is Silver Bridge School full?

Silver Bridge School has capacity for 65 pupils and 58 on roll (89%), so it has space against 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 Silver Bridge School a faith school?

No. Silver Bridge School has no designated religious character.

What are Silver Bridge School's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Silver 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.

Silver Bridge School

54 Silver Street, Taunton, TA1 3DL

Phase: Special schools
School type: Other independent special school
Ages: 6 to 19
Gender: Mixed
Headteacher: Mr Luke McKinley
Religious ethos: None
Constituency: Taunton and Wellington
Setting: Urban: Further from a major town or city
Capacity: 65
Pupils on roll: 58
URN: 147705
Local authority: Somerset
Website: School website
Telephone: 01823795800

About this school

Silver Bridge School is an independent special school in Somerset. It teaches children aged 6 to 19 and has 58 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has not yet inspected Silver Bridge School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Ofsted judgement

Silver Bridge School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2020, 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	5	7	19
Attainment 8 score	-	-	0.9
Progress 8 score	-	-	-
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	-	-	0%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	-	-	0%
Entered the English Baccalaureate	-	-	0%
English Baccalaureate average point score	-	-	0.1

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 Silver Bridge School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2022/23	47
2023/24	45
2024/25	54

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: 58
Pupils on SEN support: 0

Location

Nearby schools

King's College Taunton
Independent schools · Taunton

0.1 miles
Willow Vale School
Local authority maintained schools · Taunton

0.5 miles
Queen's College
Independent schools · Taunton

1.1 miles
The Sky Academy
Academies · Taunton

1.2 miles
Taunton School
Independent schools · Taunton

1.3 miles

Common questions

What ages does Silver Bridge School teach?: Silver Bridge School teaches children aged 6 to 19. It is a special school in Somerset.
Who is the headteacher of Silver Bridge School?: The headteacher of Silver Bridge School is Mr Luke McKinley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has Silver Bridge School been inspected?: Ofsted has not inspected Silver Bridge 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 Silver Bridge School?: Silver Bridge School has 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 19.
Is Silver Bridge School full?: Silver Bridge School has capacity for 65 pupils and 58 on roll (89%), so it has space against 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 Silver Bridge School a faith school?: No. Silver Bridge School has no designated religious character.
What are Silver Bridge School's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Silver 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 24 July 2026.