The Bridge Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Hackney
Laburnum Street, London, E2 8BA
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
21.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,070
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,150 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
103 of 103 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
583
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 103 | 103 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 130 | 18 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 123 | 17 | ● 14% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 227 | 5 | ● 2% |
| Total | 583 | 143 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Hackney lets families list 6 preferences. 82 applications came from outside the council area (19 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Chris Brown
- Address
- Laburnum Street, Hackney, London, E2 8BA
- Phone
- 02077495240
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Ward / constituency
- Haggerston · Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 131609
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 61% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 46% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE BRIDGE ACADEMY, HACKNEY
1,070 pupils · 1,150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
23 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 901 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.51 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.12 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.63 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 62.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 72.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 173 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.12 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 103 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 173 | 28% | 70% | 87% | |
| Mathematics | 172 | 34% | 66% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 166 | 38% | 86% | 95% | |
| Combined Science | 139 | 24% | 60% | 76% | |
| Spanish | 116 | 17% | 53% | 78% | |
| History | 99 | 46% | 78% | 87% | |
| Geography | 63 | 24% | 60% | 75% | |
| Statistics | 48 | 33% | 79% | 96% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 46 | 33% | 76% | 85% | |
| Religious Studies | 44 | 39% | 73% | 89% | |
| Music | 41 | 71% | 98% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 40 | 18% | 45% | 70% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 32 | 0% | 25% | 56% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 31 | 0% | 6% | 58% | |
| Mathematics | 29 | 10% | 38% | 69% | |
| Economics | 24 | 8% | 17% | 54% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 0% | 9% | 23% | |
| Business Studies | 20 | 0% | 0% | 15% | |
| Physics | 14 | 7% | 21% | 43% | |
| Computer Science | 13 | 8% | 23% | 62% | |
| Geography | 12 | 8% | 50% | 67% | |
| Biology | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 13% | 63% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 25% | 38% | 38% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17850: The Bridge Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 8 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 68% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hackney council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.