Bridge Learning Campus

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Bristol, City of·BS13 0RL
Composite score
58.5
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#4,395
National rank
#400
In South West
#16
In Bristol, City of
Top 30%
Nationally

Primary performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
81%
% achieving higher RWM
5%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
89%
65 first choices, 58 places
First choices per place
1.12
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
93
any preference, for 58 places
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.04
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1 per place
1.0020221.0020231.0320241.0820251.122026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

We do not have a checked cut-off distance for Bridge Learning Campus yet. Bristol, City of does publish allocation figures and we are working through them council by council — we only show a distance once we have found it in the council’s own document.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
78 first choices, 83 places
First choices per place
0.94
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
167
any preference, for 83 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.23
00.511.5
1 per place
0.3820220.3220230.8820241.1720250.942026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Bridge Learning Campus first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)

Bridge Learning Campus is an all-through school covering ages 3–16, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.

#3,016
National rank
#297
In South West
#20
In Bristol, City of
Top 95%
Nationally
Attainment 8 score
34.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
23%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
45%
% EBacc grade 5+
4%
EBacc average points score
2.94

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 06/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Inclusion
Needs attention
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Strong standard

School profile

Age range
3–16
Pupils on roll
1,241
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
57.9%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
18.0%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
23.1%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.4%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
13.3%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
39.0%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.3
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£8,625
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
83%
105 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
73%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
5%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby primary schools

Location

About Bridge Learning Campus

Bridge Learning Campus is an all-through school in Bristol, City of, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 1,241 pupils aged 3 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted (January 2026). 81% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 4.0 percentage points year on year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 34.6, well below the national average of 46. On our composite score, Bridge Learning Campus ranks in the top 30% of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 23% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. Bridge Learning Campus is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 65 first choices for 58 places. Overall pupil absence was 13.3%. There are about 18.3 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 58% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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