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Oxlow Bridge School and Pathways School

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What differs

  • Oxlow Bridge School takes ages 3 to 19; Pathways School takes ages 6 to 19.
  • Oxlow Bridge School has 18 pupils; Pathways School has 83.
  • The two schools are 1.2 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactOxlow Bridge SchoolPathways School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Special free school

DfE register

State-funded: Special free school

DfE register

Ages3 to 19

DfE register

6 to 19

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GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

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Pupils18

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83

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BoroughBarking and Dagenham

DfE register

Barking and Dagenham

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BoardingNo

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No

DfE register

Admissions policyNon-selective

DfE register

Non-selective

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Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionNot publishedOfsted graded inspection, 20 February 2024: Good at that inspection

Ofsted

Where leavers went
Stayed in education or work after GCSEsNot published57% (left 2022/23)

DfE

Pupils
Eligible for free school meals100%

DfE register

97.6%

DfE register

English as an additional languageNot published1.4%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN supportNot published0%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher3.6

DfE workforce census

6.8

DfE workforce census

Overall absenceNot published41.5%

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.

Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.

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