The Bridge Pioneer
Special schoolThe Bridge Pioneer is a special school in Basildon, for pupils aged 3 to 19. It had 201 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, October 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 23 October 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at The Bridge Pioneer met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Basildon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 40.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 36.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 56.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 11 | – | – |
- The Bridge Pioneer teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The Willows Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- Fairhouse Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- De La Salle SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, May 2024. Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional)590 m
- Whitmore Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- Ghyllgrove Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Cherry Tree Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Basildon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).