Side by side
Richard Cloudesley School and The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Richard Cloudesley School takes ages 2 to 19; The Bridge Integrated Learning Space takes ages 7 to 19.
- Richard Cloudesley School has 109 pupils; The Bridge Integrated Learning Space has 32.
- The two schools are 0.5 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Richard Cloudesley School | The Bridge Integrated Learning Space |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community special school DfE register | State-funded: Special free school DfE register |
| Ages | 2 to 19 DfE register | 7 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 109 DfE register | 32 DfE register |
| Borough | Islington DfE register | Islington DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 18 October 2023: School remains Outstanding Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 22 March 2023: School remains Outstanding Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 88% (left 2022/23) DfE | Suppressed (small cohort) (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 37.5% DfE register | 81.3% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 41.8% school census 2024/25 | 48.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 0% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 5.1 DfE workforce census | 5.3 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 14.2% DfE, 2024/25 | 3.6% 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.