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Harmood School and The Bridge School

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What differs

  • Harmood School takes ages 11 to 16; The Bridge School takes ages 2 to 19.
  • Harmood School has 36 pupils; The Bridge School has 260.
  • The two schools are 0.9 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactHarmood SchoolThe Bridge School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Community special school

DfE register

State-funded: Academy special converter

DfE register

Ages11 to 16

DfE register

2 to 19

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils36

DfE register

260

DfE register

BoroughCamden

DfE register

Islington

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted ungraded inspection, 29 September 2022: School remains Good

Ofsted

Ofsted ungraded inspection, 9 July 2025: Standards maintained

Ofsted

Where leavers went
Stayed in education or work after GCSEs47% (left 2022/23)

DfE

100% (left 2022/23)

DfE

Pupils
Eligible for free school meals72.2%

DfE register

64.4%

DfE register

English as an additional language12.8%

school census 2024/25

42.7%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support0%

school census 2024/25

0%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher3.7

DfE workforce census

10

DfE workforce census

Overall absence35.4%

DfE, 2024/25

14.8%

DfE, 2024/25

DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.

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