Bridge House Independent School

Other independent special school · Mixed · ages 5–18 · with sixth formLincolnshire, Boston PE21school website

A special school in Lincolnshire for ages 5–18: the Department for Education has not published destination figures for it, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
—
Places
—
Pupils
102

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Lincolnshire’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 105 places, including the sixth form.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

6.5Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school6.5
Lincolnshire45.1
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 15 pupils in Year 11

0% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (Lincolnshire 42%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureThis schoolLincolnshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)6.545.146.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%42%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%63%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%37%41%
EBacc average point score0.413.984.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort—27%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils—33.834.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils—49.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language—12%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

37.32%of the Key Stage 3 and GCSE curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 2,029 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Green & Sustainability25%
Health & Safety24%
Language & Communication19%
Mathematics & Statistics18%
Transversal Skills16%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects6

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language1067%89%0%20%0%
English Literature1067%86%0%21%0%
Geography1067%41%0%25%0%
Mathematics1067%88%0%22%0%
Biology960%23%0%45%0%
Fine Art320%9%—28%—
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Green & Sustainability39%
Health & Safety37%
Language & Communication37%
Transversal Skills29%
Mathematics & Statistics27%
Natural Sciences27%
Arts & Humanities17%
Digital & ICT Skills17%
Engineering & Manufacturing12%
Social & Cultural Skills8%
Law & Public Administration7%
Business & Administration3%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 12.7percentage 8.0ratio 7.3vocabulary 7.0grammar 5.7gradient 5.7power 5.7translation 5.7equation 5.3audience 5.3root 5.0formulae 5.0particle model 5.0reflection 4.7area 4.7scale 4.6percentage change 4.6photosynthesis 4.6observation 4.5context 4.4adaptation 4.4measurement 4.3conclusion 4.3presentation 4.3

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, data collection, area from Biology, Geography, Mathematics and 4 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conduct field work, data collection, data interpretation from Biology, Geography, Computing and 2 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conclusion, statistical technique, measurement from Biology, Geography, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
More apprenticeships9
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses graph, pressure, solution from Mathematics, Design and Technology, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses graph, pressure, unit conversion from Biology, Mathematics, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses mean, integer, presentation from English Language, Geography, Mathematics and 2 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Production assistant - screen and audioLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses spelling, punctuation, grammar from English Literature, English, Modern Foreign Language · jobs: factory hand, supply chain assistant, management assistant
Non-destructive technologies technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, measurement, data interpretation from Biology, Geography, Mathematics and 2 more
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses presentation, data collection, reliability from Biology, English Language, Geography and 2 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Professional arboriculturistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses map, graph, gis from Biology, Geography, Mathematics and 2 more · jobs: arboriculturist, tree surgeon
Chartered landscape professionalLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · construction and the built environment · uses biodiversity, reliability, cultural context from Art and Design, Biology, English Literature and 2 more · jobs: landscape architect, agricultural engineer
Content creatorLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses spelling, punctuation, grammar from English Literature, English, Modern Foreign Language · jobs: communication manager, online community manager, web content manager
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Places at special schools are allocated through an Education, Health and Care plan with Lincolnshire, not by distance.

  1. Any timeAsk Lincolnshire’s SEND team to name the school in the child’s EHC plan; the school is consulted before a place is offered
Lincolnshire

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.