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Newton Bridge Academy

Academy special converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire

Sandon Close, Grantham, NG31 9AX

Website 01476564994

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Outstanding

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

91.8%

25.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

259

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

260 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Academy special converter
Age range
2–19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Daley Barber-Allen
Address
Sandon Close, Sandon Road, Grantham, NG31 9AX
Phone
01476564994
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Ward / constituency
Grantham St Vincent's · Grantham and Bourne
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
141254

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals52%——
English as additional language8%——
SEN support0%——
76% boys (198)24% girls (61)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST

259 pupils · 260 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    26 April 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Outstanding
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 236 pupils

Attendance

91.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

8.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

25.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

21%
20/21
32%
21/22
28%
22/23
26%
23/24
25%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

02019020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

1.620244.12025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 84.146
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths2.5%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.354.1
Pupils in cohort40—

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.

Disadvantaged pupils
-1.92
Other pupils
-1.66
Low prior attainers
-1.76

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.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
English Language140%14%50%
Statistics120%17%67%
Mathematics120%75%100%
Combined Science100%20%70%

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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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.