Valley Bridge School
Church Lane, Whaddon, Gloucester, GL4 0UF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Stephen Waldron
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 54
- URN
- 150712
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452227300
About this school
Valley Bridge School is an independent special school in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 6 to 19 and has 54 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Valley Bridge 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
Valley Bridge School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2024, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 54
Location
Nearby schools
-
Belong School Gloucestershire0.0 miles
Special schools · Slimbridge
-
Brookthorpe Hall School1.2 miles
Special schools · Gloucester
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The Altus School1.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Gloucester
-
Al Ashraf Primary School2.5 miles
Independent schools · Gloucestershire
-
Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls2.7 miles
Independent schools · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
- Brook Academy Free Schools
- Brookthorpe Hall School Special schools
- Hartmore School Special schools
- The Altus School Local authority maintained schools
- The Milestone School Academies
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
- Ashleworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beech Green Primary School Primary
- Birdlip Primary School Primary
- Calton Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Valley Bridge School teach?
- Valley Bridge School teaches children aged 6 to 19. It is a special school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Valley Bridge School?
- The headteacher of Valley Bridge School is Stephen Waldron, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Valley Bridge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Valley 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 Valley Bridge School?
- Valley Bridge School has 54 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 19.
- Is Valley Bridge School full?
- Valley Bridge School has capacity for 120 pupils and 54 on roll (45%), 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 Valley Bridge School a faith school?
- No. Valley Bridge School has no designated religious character.
- Does Valley Bridge School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Valley Bridge School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.